Takamaka farmer given suspended term for 31 cannabis plants
Earonn Humphrey of Quatre Borne, Takamaka was sentenced on 31 January 2025 over thirty-one cannabis plants found on his farm in March 2020. He received two years in prison, suspended for two years, and a fine of SCR14,000.
On 10 March 2020, Earonn Mario Markus Humphrey of Quatre Borne, Takamaka had
thirty-one cannabis plants, ranging from 6 cm to 104 cm, on his farm at
Takamaka, Mahé.[1]
Charged with cultivation, he pleaded guilty to possessing the plants, and the
court convicted him on his plea when the case was heard on 18 December 2024.[1]
On 31 January 2025 the Supreme Court sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment,
suspended for two years, plus a fine of SCR14,000 payable in monthly
instalments of SCR1,000.[1]
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