NIGERIAN MAN JAILED 7 YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

Eddy Favour Imeh was arrested in August 2013
after it was discovered that he swallowed 46
capsules of the drugs before boarding his flight
from Brussels. The Nigerian was charged with
conspiring to traffic cocaine and with
aggravated possession of the drug, for the
purposes of Delete repeated word
Imeh had conspired with persons abroad,
agreeing to act as a drug mule by carrying a
large quantity of cocaine on his person. The
drugs were to be delivered to another individual
in Malta upon arrival. The accused was to
receive more precise instructions after his
arrival.
The court was told that the accused had been
promised €36 for each capsule he swallowed,
and had intended to swallow 100. However, he
only managed to ingest 46. Upon his arrival at
Malta International Airport, authorities had
searched the accused. The capsules were
detected in the accused's digestive system
after an X-Ray was performed.
Imeh pleaded guilty to the charges before
Judge Antonio Mizzi, who presided over the
case and admitted that the cocaine had been
intended for sale. He was fined €5,000.
The court ordered the accused to pay the fine
within 15 days, warning that a failure to comply
would mean the fine would be converted into a
longer prison sentence.





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