9 Nigerian men accused of dealing drugs from Mountain of Fire church in Cambodia sentenced to 5 to 8 years in prison

Nine Nigerian nationals, including their ringleader still at large, and a

Cambodian woman were sentenced to five to eight years in prison and

fined a total of 126 million riel ($30,663) for drug trafficking at

Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday, September 12th. See previous post here

Nine out of the 10 accused were arrested on January 8,

after being

found in possession of nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine powder that

was intended for sale around Phnom Penh. Their ringleader, Obieze Kennth

Uche, also known as John remains at large. The convicts include, Tony

Chukwuonye, two brothers, Okorom Favour and Okorom Kizito Chinedu,

Francis Nnamdi, Simon Maduka Ukandu, Sunday Nwabuisi, Nna Mezie Victor, Izuchukwu Chukwuma.
"The court is ordering the arrest of Obieze Kenneth Uche," Judge

Khy Chai said. "After

the verdict comes into effect, all nine foreigners, after serving their

jail terms, have to be deported out of Cambodia and prevented from

entering Cambodia for the next five years."

On the last day of the trial, it was revealed that only two out of

the 15 samples collected tested positive for meth, with 4 and 5 percent

purity, respectively.

In the same hearing, Cambodian national Morm Vonyong, 25, admitted to

delivering drugs to customers several times in exchange for $100. Her

attorney, Lay Longdy, said he will be appealing the verdict.

Source: The Phnom Penh Post

9 Nigerian men accused of dealing drugs from Mountain of Fire church in Cambodia sentenced to 5 to 8 years in prison