A Nigerian man who claimed to be a footballer was on Monday July 4, sentenced in Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia to
eight years in jail and fined
40 million riel (about $10,000) for drug trafficking.
30-year-old
Francis Ihenwe
Oderah had 100 grams of meth in his possession when he was arrested
in Phnom Penh’s Choam Chao commune in January.
During his hearing on June 7, the accused admitted having acted as a delivery man but said he was not a dealer. It also was revealed that the meth he was carrying had a purity of about 72 per cent. See previous post here
Oderah
will carry out his sentence in Prey Sar prison, where he has been
detained since his arrest in January. Judge Svay Tonh also ruled that
three phones and a passport taken
from the defendant upon his arrest would be returned. Oderah refused to
comment when asked about the verdict on his way out of court.
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