Man arrested for abusive language found with ganja at station

JONESTOWN, Kwakwani resident Romaine Welcome, 31, appeared Tuesday before City Magistrate Ann McLennan and admitted to having in his possession 4 grammes of cannabis sativa.It happened on August 28 at Kwakwani Park when police searched him at the station.

Initially arrested on an abusive language charge, Welcome found himself in hot water when the illicit substance was found on his person after the police had ordered him to empty his pockets and declare his possessions.

In the process of so doing, he extracted from his pocket a ‘Ziploc’ bag containing the suspect cannabis.

Under caution, Welcome admitted possession of the drug, and told the rank that he had bought it from a man to smoke.

Magistrate McLennan fined Welcome $20,000, and ordered him to do six months’ community service at the Kwakwani Police Station.

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