Undocumented Teen Sentenced in Lille for Kilo of Cannabis, Faces Homelessness

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Undocumented Teen Sentenced in Lille for Kilo of Cannabis, Faces Homelessness

On January 24, an 18-year-old Moroccan was sentenced by the Lille court to seven months in prison. Arrested in possession of a kilo of cannabis, M. K., without papers, whose regularization file is under study, will serve his sentence on semi-liberty.

Born in Morocco, M. K. arrived in France "four or five years ago", reports La Voix du nord, specifying that since September when he reached the age of 18 and had to leave the shelter that housed him, this young man is homeless, sleeping in a parking lot on rue d’Arras, or occasionally at a girlfriend’s