South African National Sent to 130 Years in Prison for Bringing Cocaine to Sierra Leone

High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Andrew S.C. Johnson, has sentenced a 37-year-old South African national, Asandra Denise, to a total of One Hundred and Thirty (130) years’ imprisonment for offences relating to the unlawful possession, transportation, and importation of cocaine.

The convict, a resident of Nenvonds in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, was arraigned before the High Court on a five-count indictment, including Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Drugs, Dealing in Prohibited Drugs, Collecting Prohibited Drugs, Importing Prohibited Drugs, and Transporting Prohibited Drugs. The charges were brought pursuant to Sections 8(a) and 7(b) and (c) of the National Drugs Control Act, 2008 (Act No. 10 of 2008).

According to the particulars of offence, the accused was apprehended at the Freetown International Airport, Lungi, in the North-West Region of Sierra Leone, after being found in possession of Three Hundred and Sixty-Five (365) pellets of cocaine weighing approximately 5.4 kilograms, without lawful authority.