Jordan News

The Court of Cassation upheld a ruling issued by the State Security Court last March, which sentenced a drug dealer to 18 months in prison after being convicted of drug possession in Zarqa in November of last year.

The court declared the defendant guilty of possessing three bags of hashish and one bag of marijuana with the intent to sell them in the local market.

The State Security Court also ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 1,500 dinars.

Court documents said the Drug Enforcement Administration learned that the accused was in possession of illegal drugs and monitored his movements.

The DEA’s salaries raided his home and found illegal drugs in his possession.

The defendant challenged the ruling of the State Security Court through his lawyer, who said that the court “did not provide strong evidence to implicate his client.”

Meanwhile, the Public Prosecution Office of the State Security Court requested the Court of Cassation to uphold the sentence and the fine imposed on the accused.

The Court of Cassation confirmed that the State Security Court had followed the correct procedures in handing down judgments against the defendant.

The Court of Cassation said: “It was clear to the court that the defendant voluntarily admitted possession of illegal drugs.”