A Federal High Court in Lagos has handed an 11-year jail term to a Canadian lady who imported 35.20kg of cannabis sativa brand known as Canadian Loud.
Presiding judge Justice Dehinde Dipeolu who handed the sentence to the lady identified as Adrienne Munju, however, gave her the option of paying a N100m fine. She was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. She pleaded guilty on the two counts charges of importing hard drugs to Nigeria.
According to the NDLEA prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, the offence committed contravened Section 20(1), (a) and punishable under Section 20(2) (a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
She was arrested on October 3, 2024, at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
“During a joint examination of her three bags, Adrienne, who was in Nigeria for the first time, was found with 74 parcels of the illicit substance weighing 35.20 kilograms, stuffed in two of her three bags,” prosecutors told the court.
