Göttingen court hands four‑month sentence to 26‑year‑old drug dealer

A 26‑year‑old man of Moroccan origin was sentenced in a fast‑track procedure by the Göttingen District Court after being caught on video selling 0.14 gram of cannabis to a 17‑year‑old on the Waageplatz. Police used a binocular equipped with a camera to record the transaction, then stopped the buyer and the seller. The suspect also possessed cocaine and claimed personal drug dependence, which the judge rejected. The prosecutor sought a three‑month custodial term without parole; the court imposed a four‑month prison term, suspended on probation because the defendant has no prior record.

The case illustrates the use of video evidence by German police and the ability to expedite simple drug‑offence trials when the facts are clear.