A Suva resident has been sentenced to 2 years and 9 months imprisonment by the Suva Magistrates Court for the unlawful possession of illicit drugs.
Ratu Epeli Ratukana was charged with one count of unlawful possession of illicit drugs after he was found with 1.6 kilograms of marijuana at his home in Suva on the 30th of September last year.
While delivering the sentence, Magistrate Jioji Boseiwaqa said he took into account the early guilty plea by the man as a main mitigating factor.
He also considered other factors such as Ratu Epeli Ratukana being a first offender, cooperation with police and that he was remorseful.
Ratukana will be eligible for parole after 12 months imprisonment.
