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Woman Caught Attempting To Smuggle Cannabis Into Ikoyi Prison

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Nigerian Prisons Services officials, NPS, have foiled an attempt by a woman to smuggle Indian hemp into Ikoyi Prisons.

The woman’s husband is an inmate at the facility, so she attempted to take advantage of humanitarian service providers and inmates’ relations’ visit, during which people are allowed to bring in things for inmates.

The woman allegedly concealed the illicit drug, which weighed about 930 grammes, in four big tomato tins. She was caught when officials at the gate insisted on a thorough check of every item brought into the prison. When the tomato tins were opened, Indian hemp, a phone, and a sim card were discovered.

The Deputy Controller of Prisons (DCP), Ikoyi Prisons, Tolu Ogunsakin, has begun an investigation to determine if the woman’s husband was involved in the matter.

Lagos State Controller of Prisons (CP) Tunde Ladipo told The Nation that the suspect would not escape justice. He expressed surprise that a woman, under the guise of humanitarian service, could attempt to smuggle Indian hemp into the prison.

Ladipo said the prison was not taking the matter lightly, adding that those found culpable will not be spared. He also revealed that the woman has been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

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NDLEA arrests returning businessman for smuggling cocaine

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as an ‘I Just Got Back’ returnee for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.

Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, shared videos of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.

The suspect, who had just returned from a foreign trip, initially raised suspicion due to his nervous demeanour.

NDLEA officials subjected him to a routine screening, during which wraps of cocaine began to fall from his body.

The statement said: “Narco-trend update: The moment #ndlea_nigeria officers intercepted an ‘I Just Got Back’ businessman, screened him, and wraps of cocaine began to ‘rain’ from his body. Who will tell them that NDLEA will always get them no matter the mode of concealment?”

Click the link below to watch the video:

https://x.com/MobilePunch/status/1870746436486181327?t=DaTN7Qj1qhv27-sflE9p6Q&s=19
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Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption

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Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption

A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption.

Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence of corruption between individuals,” the court announced in a statement.

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Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to prison over extortion

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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced the brother of France midfielder, Paul Pogba, to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case.

Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars.

The court also fined Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment.

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