Drug peddler sentenced a R50 000 fine – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-19 13:21:44

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS)

WESTERN CAPE – Marco Francis (46) appeared in the  Khayelitsha Regional Court yesterday on a charge of contravening the drug trafficking Act 140 of 1992.

This comes after his arrest on the 30 January 2018 in a joint operation executed by the Hawks SANEB team in concert with Crime Intelligence (CI), Dog unit and Flying Squad. Three occupants in the house were arrested when police found mandrax tablets in the premises worth approximately R70 000 during a search and seizure operation in a house in Belhar.  The case against two other suspects was later withdrawn.

Francis entered into a plea sentence agreement with the state and was subsequently found guilty on the charge. He was sentenced to a fine of R50 000-00 or a term of four years imprisonment of which R25 000-00 or two years imprisonment is suspended for five years with conditions.

The drugs seized during the search, were forfeited to the state. The state is further authorized in terms of the Act to dispose of the drugs.

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