Drug Importing Win!

Judgment was received in the matter of Her Majesty the Queen v. I.A.. Our client had admitted to importing 64 kilos of cathinone (a scheduled substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, found in the plant Catha Edulis Forsk), also known as Khat. Cohen, Sabsay LLP represented I.A. in a lengthy hearing, which included evidence of the relatively benign nature of this substance and its near exclusive use by immigrants from East Africa. When the judgment was released, the presiding judge, the Honourable Mr. Justice E. Allan, granted our client an absolute discharge. In his judgment, His Honour noted the prosecution's failure to prove that Khat presented sufficient harm to warrant even a criminal conviction in this case.

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