Breaking: Nigerian Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Lagos, Gets One-Year Sentence

Breaking: Nigerian Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Lagos, Gets One-Year Sentence

A Nigerian man residing in Turkey, Anoke Roomy, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday after attempting to illegally export 600 grams of tramadol,…Breaking: Nigerian Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Lagos, Gets One-Year Sentence

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Roomy, who pleaded guilty to the charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), was arrested on November 15, 2024, during a passenger screening at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja. He was attempting to travel from Lagos to Turkey via Addis Ababa when the drugs were discovered hidden in his luggage.

The court offered Roomy an option to pay a fine of N300,000 in lieu of the one-year prison sentence. His defense lawyer, Augustine Nwagu, requested leniency, highlighting that this was Roomy’s first offense and that the tramadol was allegedly for personal use. However, the court proceeded with the sentence while also ordering the forfeiture of Roomy’s passport to the Nigerian Immigration Service. The drugs will be destroyed unless an appeal is filed within the designated period.

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