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Drug Trafficking: South African Woman Jailed 25 Years For Importing 5.75kg Heroin
The court said the 38-year-old pleaded guilty after NDLEA operatives found 14 blocks of heroin in two suitcases.
- On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced 38-year-old South African citizen Will Jessica Ann to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria.
- Authorities arrested Will on July 6 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after discovering 14 blocks of heroin in her luggage upon arrival from Doha, Qatar; she initially denied owning the bags.
- Presiding judge Justice Obiora Egwuatu handed down concurrent terms of 15 and 25 years, noting "crime does not pay" and that the law is not ruled by "emotions" after Will pleaded guilty.
- NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa praised the conviction, stating it reinforces the agency's resolve that Nigeria will not serve as a "soft landing" for international drug cartels while emphasizing ongoing intelligence-sharing efforts.
- Investigators linked Will to a transnational ring operated from Cambodia alongside partner Jan Coenraad De Jager, who was arrested in Johannesburg, as the sentencing occurs amid renewed diplomatic friction between Nigeria and South Africa.
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Drug Trafficking: South African Woman Jailed 25 Years For Importing 5.75kg Heroin
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
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