July 2000
2 reports. Seizures 1 · Prosecutions 1
Seychelles court uses wrapped resin portions as evidence of trafficking
The Supreme Court convicted Robin Francois of trafficking after finding that he knowingly possessed 166.4 g of cannabis resin. It treated the individually wrapped portions as evidence of preparation for supply, while explaining that the presumption above 25 g could be rebutted.
Dakar port seizure exposes a Moroccan-resin route via Sierra Leone
In July 2000 the Senegalese authorities seized some 5.3 tons of cannabis resin of Moroccan origin at the port of Dakar.[@1] The resin had been shipped by sea in freight containers and was allegedly destined to be smuggled via Sierra Leone into the Netherlands.[@1] The case showed Senegal working both as a cannabis producer and as a transit point for Moroccan resin bound for Europe.[@1]