Brazil-Based Nigerian Jailed 2 Years For Drug Trafficking

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A Brazil-based Nigerian, Okeh Desmond Simon has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for trafficking in cocaine by Justice Abdulazeez Anka of a Federal High Court in Lagos.
He was convicted and sentenced after he pleaded guilty to a one count charge of trafficking in 1.806 kilogramms of cocaine
slammed on him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Okeh was arraigned by the agency on August 10. NDLEA lawyer, Abu Ibrahim had informed the court that Okeh was arrested on May 27 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, during an emergency landing of an Emirates Airline Ek 262, which departed from Sao Paulo, Brazil, enroute Dubai, United Arab Emirate.
Abu further informed the court that the convict, who had complications due to the ingestion of the banned substances, forced the airline to have an emergency landing and that upon a medical test conducted on him, it was discovered was having cocaine in his body system.
The agency, in a charge marked FHC/C/313c/2016, alleged that the accused person, without lawful authority, imported 1.805 kilograms of cocaine into the country. The offence, according to the prosecutor, was contrary to and punishable under Section 11(c) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA) Cap N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Upon his guilty plea, Okeh’s lawyer, Bayo Onifade, pleaded with the court to be lenient in sentencing his client. Consequently, the accused person was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the judge.
The sentence is to commence from August 18, 2016. The judge also ordered that the seized drug should be destroyed if there was no any appeal against the judgement.

Source: Newtelegraphonline.

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