HEFTY fines were imposed on two foreign nationals found guilty in the Richards Bay Magistrate’s Court for dealing in dagga and contravening the immigration act.
Nigerian national Boniface Nzekwe (33) and Congolese national Alid Muhaya (29) were fined R12 000 and R18 000 respectively, or face six and nine years imprisonment.
They were arrested on 18 January in the Richards Bay CBD and charged with unlawfully dealing in an undesirable dependence producing substance and being in the country without the necessary resident, work or spousal permits.
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why are they given a choice of a fine rather than having them jailed for a jail sentence, South Africa needs to send clear message to the world that it is not a heaven for drugs and crime
And then what?? these people come here and destroy our country and get stupid fines.They will be back on our streets the following day.Our justice system is a world’s joke.Folks is killing people and plead insanity.Some bring their wives to be murdered here.And we must go around screaming “bring back our girls”its their girls,they know where they are.