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Surinamese Man Arrested With 9.9kg Cocaine Jailed

by Ejike Ejike
2 years ago
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has secured the conviction of 34-year-old South American man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, who was arrested by operatives at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Albert, who was arrested for bringing into Nigeria 117 parcels of cocaine concealed in extra-large latex condoms factory packed inside bottles of 100ml body spray, has been convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison.

The suspect who claimed he departed his country, Suriname, located in the North Eastern coast of South America on 2nd April for Sao Paulo, Brazil and from Sao Paulo to Nigeria on Friday 7th April, 2023 on board Qatar Airways flight in search of his long-lost Nigerian father whom he called “Omini”, was arraigned before Justice E.A. Obile of the Federal High Court 2, Port Harcourt on 1st June on two counts of importation and unlawful possession of 9.9kgs cocaine in charge number FHC/PH/181C/23.

The Surinamese however pleaded guilty to the two-count charge and after the review of the facts of the case on Thursday 20th July he was convicted and sentenced to 13 years imprisonment on both counts without an option of fine.

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NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said, “In his ruling, Justice Obile declared that You Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert is hereby sentenced to 13 years imprisonment without option of fine on Count 1 and Count 2 also. And both shall run concurrently.”

Also, the trial judge ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $90 and R$10 Brazilian Real recovered from the convict at the time of his arrest to the federal government.

The court equally refused the application by Lorenzo’s counsel for him to be deported back to his country. As a result, the convict is now serving his term of imprisonment at the Correctional Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Reacting to the conviction, the NDLEA said, “The successful prosecution and conviction of Lorenzo is one of the 1,445 drug cases concluded at the Federal High Court across the country between January and June 2023 by the Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services of NDLEA with the trial of a total of 11,166 other drug suspects ongoing in court.

“Out of the 1,445 convicts, 221 of them are female while the balance of 1,541 are male.

“Of the 11,166 pending cases, 10,626 of them are men while the rest, 540 are women.

The 1,445 convicts and 11,166 suspects who are still facing trial were arrested and charged to court over the seizure of 555,953.70 kilogrammes of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, tramadol and others linked to them between January and June 2023.”

 


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