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10/09/2009 5:33 PM

Man Convicted Of Having African Drug In Tea

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A 23-year-old Twin Cities man has been convicted of having an illegal African drug in Lincoln County.

Tola Hassan was found guilty Friday of possessing and intending to distribute khat, a drug that contains a stimulant similar to meth. Hassan was caught trying to keep 200 pounds of the drug at a storage shed in Tea. It has a street value of $32,000.

Hassan will be sentenced December 1 and faces up to 20 years in prison.




Ben Dunsmoor
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