Man sentenced to 4 years in jail for drug possession
By Rana Husseini - Dec 24,2020 - Last updated at Dec 24,2020
AMMAN The Court of Cassation has upheld a September State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing a man to four years in prison for possessing hashish in Mafraq Governorate in December last year.
The court declared the defendant guilty of possessing 123 grammes of hashish with the intention of consuming the illegal narcotic and handed him a four-year prison term.
The SSC also ordered the defendant to pay JD4,000 in fines, according to court transcripts.
Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) agents were informed that the defendant was in possession of narcotics, which he was intending to use, according to court transcripts.