Woman given suspended term for 21 cannabis plants at Les Canelles
Marie-Nanette Julie was sentenced on 26 March 2024 over twenty-one cannabis plants found at her home at Les Canelles, Mahé in 2019. She received one year in prison, suspended for two years, and a fine of SCR10,000.
On 25 April 2019, Marie-Nanette Taryn Julie of Les Canelles was found
cultivating twenty-one cannabis plants at her residence on Mahé.[1]
Charged first with cultivation, she pleaded guilty on 30 November 2023 to the
alternative count of possessing the twenty-one plants, and the court noted she
was a first-time offender.[1]
On 26 March 2024 the Supreme Court sentenced her to one year’s imprisonment,
suspended for two years, and a fine of SCR10,000 payable by 31 December 2024,
with six months’ imprisonment in default of payment.[1]She was given 30
working days to appeal.[1]
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The Supreme Court sentenced Nico Hertel, 32, to six years’ imprisonment on 11 September 2026 for importing cannabis found on 14 March 2025 hidden in car seats inside a container at the port. Hertel, who ran an auto business in Anse Etoile, changed his plea to guilty after first denying the charge.
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Convicted 2Cannabis 917.98 kgPrison 20 years (concurrent terms)
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Convicted 1Prison 2 years, suspended for 2 yearsFine SCR 14,000