Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday sentenced a Ghanaian, Patrick Mensah, to 17 years imprisonment for dealing in a banned narcotic without lawful authority.

The convict had pleaded guilty to dealing in 27.6 kilogrammes of “vegetable leaves” which proved to be cannabis sativa when tested.

He was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on a one- count charge on April 2.

The prosecution counsel, Mr. Orji Kalu, said the offence contravened Section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Justice Abang said: “I am satisfied that the accused person committed the offence and he is hereby convicted as charged.”

The judge described Mensah (29) as an ungrateful foreigner who entered and was accommodated in Nigeria since 2010 only to pay the country back with evil.

In handing the sentence, the judge said it would help discourage crime in the society.

“A decision of the court of law in a criminal matter like this should serve as deterrence to other Nigerian youths.

“The convict unlawfully dealt in ...http://thenationonlineng.net/new/ghanaian-jailed-17-years-for-illicit-drug-dealing/

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