Arouca man loses case against police over marijuana arrest

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May 26, 2026

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A High Court Judge has dismissed a case from a man who claimed he was framed for marijuana possession while delivering bread.

In a judgment delivered last week, Justice Betsy-Ann Lambert-Peterson dismissed the malicious prosecution case brought by Shazim Baksh.

Baksh’s case centred around his arrest on January 19, 2018.

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