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Drug Trafficking: South African Woman Jailed 25 Years For Importing 5.75kg Heroin
- On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced 38-year-old South African Jessica Will to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria after she pleaded guilty to two counts.
- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives arrested Will at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on July 6, 2026, after discovering 14 blocks of heroin hidden in her luggage upon arrival from Doha on a Qatar Airways flight.
- Investigators linked Will to a transnational drug ring operating from Cambodia, identifying her partner Jan Coenraad De Jager as a member; though she claimed she "did not know there were illicit drugs in the bag," she later pleaded guilty.
- Justice Egwuatu rejected Will's pleas for clemency, stating "crime does not pay" and that the law is not influenced by "emotions," while NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa praised the conviction as evidence of judicial support.
- The sentencing occurs amid a delicate diplomatic moment shortly after Nigeria's parliament suspended official visits to South Africa following renewed anti-illegal immigrant friction between the nations.
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Nigeria: South African Woman Bags 25 Years for Importing 5.75kg Heroin Into Nigeria
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a South African woman, identified as Will Ann, to a combined 25-year jail term for unlawfully importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria.
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Abuja court jails S’African woman 40 years for drug trafficking
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, to 40 years in prison for importing 5.75kg of heroin. Read More: https://punchng.com/abuja-court-jails-safrican-woman-40-years-for-drug-trafficking/
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