A 41-year-old Canadian lady, has been convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for importation of drugs into Nigeria

[Augusta]

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. This is due to her importation of 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria.

Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, which arrested her at the terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos on Thursday 3rd October 2024 during the inward clearance of in-bound passengers on KLM flight at the ‘D’ Arrival Hall of the airport.

 

[magnus2022]

She deserved what she got. Drug trafficking is very destructive to economic and societal advancement. Nigeria government is becoming increasingly hostile to drug related crimes. Recently, Nigerian government imprisoned about three foreigners for drug related crimes.

 

[Augusta]

Yesh I wondered what she was thinking when she decided to do that. she would rot in jail

 

[Starmix]

There is no wrong doings that would triump. Those criminals will end up in jail. Sooner or later they will be apprehended by authorities. That Canadian thought she could escape her crime.

 

[eLdavis]

Good one, these days it's not limited to one gender, both male and female are capable of doing anything.

 

[Sanjeev]

That's fine. She got the punishment for what she did. Drug smuggling is a punishable act in all the countries.

 

[King Belieal]

She would be let off the hook if she has some money to bribe people in authority. Thats a certainty b.