Timor-Leste's 2022 cannabis case reaches court after nearly three years
The Dili court began the pre-trial debate in the case against 13 defendants charged after the 12 August 2022 raids; nine appeared and four were abroad. The 2022 seizure included hashish, hashish chocolate and 0.50 g of methamphetamine, with $4,139.25 in cash. Witnesses described the intelligence-led raids and disputed who had detained the first five suspects.
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The Dili court began the pre-trial debate in the case against 13 defendants charged after the 12 August 2022 raids; nine appeared and four were abroad. The 2022 seizure included hashish, hashish chocolate and 0.50 g of methamphetamine, with $4,139.25 in cash. Witnesses described the intelligence-led raids and disputed who had detained the first five suspects.[1][2]
Sources
- «Tribunál hahú halo debate instrusaun ba kazu droga ne’ebé envolve husi arguidu na’in-13», 2 June 2025. TATOLI. Hearing report and witness testimony.
- «TDD julga arguidu na’in-sia ba kazu tráfiku no atividade ilísita», 14 August 2022. TATOLI. Seizure list and charge under article 7 of Law 2/2017.