Woman fined M4,000 or four years for 115 packets of dagga
Magistrate Puseletso McPherson sentenced 54-year-old 'Matsepang Litabe on 9 February 2026 for unlawful possession of dagga, fining her M4,000 or four years' imprisonment with half suspended. Police had found 115 packets at her residence on a tip-off three days earlier after she failed to produce a licence.
🇱🇸 Maseru · Lesotho
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Magistrate Puseletso McPherson on Monday sentenced ‘Matsepang Litabe (54) after finding
her guilty of unlawful possession of dagga.[1]
Litabe was ordered to pay a fine of M4,000 or serve four years’ imprisonment, half of
which was suspended, for contravening Section 91(2) of the Penal Code Act No. 6 of 2010.[1] Detective Woman Police Constable Chabana of the Maseru Rural Headquarters testified
that on 6 February 2026 she received a tip-off that the accused was holding dagga; at the
accused’s residence she found 115 packets, and asked her to produce a licence for them,
which she failed to do, leading to her arrest.[1]
Sources
- Accused sentenced for unlawful possession of dagga. Lesotho News Agency, 9 February 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- Whether the fine was paid or the custodial sentence took effect was not reported; no second outlet account was found.