A 34-year-old Nigerian man and his Vietnamese wife have been sentenced to 25 years in jail for mailing 1.5 kilograms of heroine to Australia.
Amadi, another Nigerian drug trafficker, and other prisoners at a press conference
A 34-year-old Nigerian man identified as Okeke Amadi Samuel and his 28-year-old Vietnamese wife, Ho Hu Thuy, who were found guilty at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday, March 24 for smuggling 1.5 kg of heroin from Cambodia to Australia, has been sentenced to 25 years.
The couple were arrested in July 2014 after customs officials in Australia intercepted 10 backpacks lined with heroin that they had mailed from the Dangkao district post office in May that year, according to police. They were subsequently charged with drug trafficking.
See more photos of Amadi, another Nigerian drug trafficker and other prisoners arriving at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court before they were sentenced.