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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced three Bolivians to six years’ imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs. The convicted Bolivians are Reuben Jorge, Yhugo Moreno and Yerko Dorado.
They were sentenced by Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, who affirmed their guilty plea to the two counts pressed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The trio had been in detention since February 3, 2013, when they were arrested by operatives of the NDLEA on Daily Times Estate, Satellite Town, Lagos State, the base where they illegally produced Ephedrine and Methamphetamine.
The convicts were said to have been housed by their Nigerian accomplices between November 2011, and February 2012, before they were caught. The NDLEA had told the judge that the foreigners violated Section 22 (a) of the NDLEA Act and were liable to be jailed for life or imprisoned for not less than 25 years.
But in Justice Oguntoyinbo's judgement, she said what the law prescribed was a maximum of 25 years, but that a judge could, based on his discretion, impose a lesser jail term. She therefore sentenced the convicts to six years on each count. She said the sentence would run concurrently and would start from February 3, 2013, when they were arrested.
Shortly after the judgement, the three convicted foreigners jubilated outside the courtroom where they hugged one another and posed for a snapshot.
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They were sentenced by Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, who affirmed their guilty plea to the two counts pressed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The trio had been in detention since February 3, 2013, when they were arrested by operatives of the NDLEA on Daily Times Estate, Satellite Town, Lagos State, the base where they illegally produced Ephedrine and Methamphetamine.
The convicts were said to have been housed by their Nigerian accomplices between November 2011, and February 2012, before they were caught. The NDLEA had told the judge that the foreigners violated Section 22 (a) of the NDLEA Act and were liable to be jailed for life or imprisoned for not less than 25 years.
But in Justice Oguntoyinbo's judgement, she said what the law prescribed was a maximum of 25 years, but that a judge could, based on his discretion, impose a lesser jail term. She therefore sentenced the convicts to six years on each count. She said the sentence would run concurrently and would start from February 3, 2013, when they were arrested.
Shortly after the judgement, the three convicted foreigners jubilated outside the courtroom where they hugged one another and posed for a snapshot.
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