Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria - Politics - Nairaland
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria (443 Views)
Car Importer Denies Importing Range Rover For Bukola Saraki / James Bala Ngilari Jailed For 5 Years For Corruption / Ibrahim Buba Gayius Jailed For 70 Years (2) (3) (4)
| Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria by Johnnyessence(m): 8:23pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
A 19-year-old Pakistani, Iftikhar Arslan, was, on Thursday, sentenced to 18 months in prison by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos State, for importing 25.4 kilogrammes of heroin. Arslan, who was alleged to be a medical student in Pakistan, had pleaded guilty to a count charge preferred against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The convict however pleaded for leniency, claiming that he did not know how the hard drug got into his bag. "I am a medical student from Pakistan and I truly do not know how the substance entered into my bag. I beg this court to have mercy on me. My education and career will suffer and be destroyed. "I don't have anybody here in Nigeria because my people are in Pakistan," Arslan said. In his ruling, Aneke sentenced the convict without any option of fine. He said that Arslan’s conviction and sentencing was in accordance with the provisions of sections 281 and 285 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Act, Laws of the Federation, 2004. "This sentence will take effect from the day of his arrest. And I also order that the imported hard drug should be destroyed 30 days after this ruling if no appeal is lodged," the judge said. Earlier, NDLEA Prosecutor, Mr Fingere Dinneys, said that the convict was arrested by some NDLEA operatives on April 5, 2014, during the inward clearance of a Qatar Airways flight from Doha. The prosecutor said that the convict was arrested at the E-Arrival Hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos. He said that the convict imported 25.4 kilogrammes of heroin without lawful authority, adding that the convict confessed to the crime during interrogation in his statement before the NDLEA officials. He told the court that the substance found on the convict proved to be hard drugs when it was tested at an NDLEA forensic laboratory. The prosecutor told the court that the offence contravened Section 11 (a) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004. http://tribuneonlineng.com/pakistani-jailed-importing-heroin-nigeria |
| Re: Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria by Nobody: 8:26pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
make dem knack am 25.4 years in prison... |
| Re: Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria by Tolexander: 8:31pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
18months is too small. |
| Re: Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria by kingbasil: 8:33pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
Death sentence on him ASAP...  |
| Re: Pakistani Jailed For Importing Heroin To Nigeria by samueld0(m): 8:34pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
(1) (Reply)
See The Refugees Who Gave Birth On Their Return To Nigeria..photos / APC, PDP Senate Caucuses To Share C’ttee Chairmanship Posts Equally / When Zombies Jammed A Radio Station!!
(Go Up)
| Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 11 |