Somaliland court sentences Ethiopian nationals to prison for drug offenses

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Thursday March 7, 2024

Hargeisa (HOL) - The Marodijeh regional court sentenced four Ethiopian nationals to prison terms ranging from six to eight years on Thursday for charges related to dealing in narcotics.

The security forces of the breakaway region of Somaliland apprehended the men while they were producing alcohol in Somaliland, the court stated.

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"The court sentenced two of them to eight years in prison and imposed a fine of two million Somaliland shillings, which they must pay. The other two were convicted to six years in prison each and were also ordered to pay a fine of one million Somaliland shillings," the judge announced the verdict to the media.

The judge also mentioned that the convicted men had changed their names and claimed to be Muslims, in addition to entering Somaliland through an illegal immigration system.

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