July 2008
2 reports. Seizures 1 · Prosecutions 1
Al-Shabaab flogs men for hashish in Kismayo
After Al-Shabaab seized the port city of Kismayo, three local men were arrested for possession of hashish. Their supply was burned and they were publicly flogged by the militants.
Marshall Islands court counts two marijuana-selling cases in Majuro
The High Court's 2008 annual report recorded 27 criminal cases filed in Majuro, two of them for selling marijuana. The same caseload included 13 assault cases, four burglaries or larcenies and three sexual assaults, so cannabis sales were a small part of the serious criminal work. The report gives case counts, not arrest or seizure figures.