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Lateef fronts court for drug charges for the fourth time

July 16, 2019 1:27 pm

Suva Lawyer Shazran Lateef charged with three counts of being in possession of illicit drugs has appeared at the Suva Magistrates Court today.

The case has been stood down until 2 pm today as Lateef’s lawyer was not present at the court.

Another person, Zoe Maharaj Moore has been charged alongside Lateef.

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It is alleged that last Sunday at Raiwaqa, Lateef had in his possession 7.89 grams of illicit drugs namely Methamphetamine.

It is alleged that on the same day, he had in his possession 12.49 grams of Cocaine and 2.5 grams of Marijuana.

This is the fourth such case for Lateef where he has been charged and is currently on bail for three previous charges.

The case will be recalled in the next hour.