{"version":1,"id":"ls","name":"Lesotho","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/ls/","count":3,"totals":{"reports":3,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":2,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":1,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-06-02","reports":[{"id":"lesotho-srugo-case-2026","code":"CET-YT2XZQ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lesotho-srugo-case-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/YT2XZQ/","date":"2026-06-02","country":"ls","country_name":"Lesotho","place":null,"coordinates":[-29.579,28.229],"precision":"country","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"Lesotho court dismisses the Srugo cannabis case","summary":"The criminal case against Tom Srugo under section 9(1)(a)–(b) read with section 6 was dismissed for lack of prosecution, and a court order directed the return of 337 plants and 4 kg seized from his Thetsane residence in 2024. Police had still not returned the plants by October 2026, and the Ministry of Health was withholding a licence renewal.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lesotho-srugo-case-2026","sources":[{"title":"Israeli farmer demands cannabis back (25 October 2026)","url":"https://sundayexpress.co.ls/?p=36834","publisher":"Sunday Express","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"lesotho-pilot-cannabis-2026","code":"CET-MCYP65","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lesotho-pilot-cannabis-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/MCYP65/","date":"2026-05-28","country":"ls","country_name":"Lesotho","place":null,"coordinates":[-29.579,28.229],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"South African pilots intercepted with 500 kg of cannabis","summary":"A Federal Airlines aircraft landed unlawfully at Moshoeshoe I airport with 500 kg of cannabis from Thailand, allegedly destined for South Africa. The pilots were fined M200,000 for unlawful landing and sent back; police denied that it was a cannabis seizure. The cannabis and destination claims were allegations, not court findings.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lesotho-pilot-cannabis-2026","sources":[{"title":"SA pilots intercepted with cannabis (1 June 2026)","url":"https://sundayexpress.co.ls/?p=36072","publisher":"Sunday Express","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"lesotho-banel-import-seizure-2026","code":"CET-32ERFH","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lesotho-banel-import-seizure-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/32ERFH/","date":"2026-02-15","country":"ls","country_name":"Lesotho","place":null,"coordinates":[-29.579,28.229],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police seize a licensed cannabis import at Moshoeshoe I airport","summary":"Banel (Pty) Ltd imported 500 kg of dried cannabis flower from Thailand under a permit dated 27 February 2026; police seized it without producing a warrant. The High Court later set aside the seizure and ordered the cannabis returned. The case exposed the gap between the licensed import route and police practice.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lesotho-banel-import-seizure-2026","sources":[{"title":"Banel sues police over seized cannabis (17 July 2026)","url":"https://lestimes.com/?p=91014","publisher":"Lesotho Times","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Police return seized cannabis (4 September 2026)","url":"https://lestimes.com/?p=91404","publisher":"Lesotho Times","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}