Accused drug trafficker says all he had was a blunt

Festus Hohenkirk, who admitted to being found with a “blunt,” told a city court yesterday that he was wrongly charged when he was arraigned for drug trafficking.

Hohenkirk was charged yesterday with possession of cannabis for trafficking, which carries a minimum sentence of three years’ imprisonment.

The 47-year-old labourer from Wortmanville was accused of