Superior Court of Pennsylvania September 15, 1992, Nos. 694 and 695 (Commonwealth v. Gipple)

KELLY, Judge.

In this case we are called upon to determine whether the imposition of mandatory fines in 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7508 violates Article I, Section 13 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. We find that it does not and affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. On March 29, 1990, the Huntingdon Borough Police conducted a sting operation.