Nine Nigerians Sentenced 5 to 8 Years Inprisonment For Dealing Drugs From Mountain Of Fire Church In Cambodia


Nine Nigerians and a Cambodian woman were sentenced to five to eight years in prison with a fine totaling the sum of 126 million riel (i.e $30,663) for drug trafficking at Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday, September 12th. Included in the sentence is their ringleader hetherto remained at large.

Nine out of the 10 accused werenabbed on January 8, after being cut in possession of almost a kilogram of methamphetamine powder that was packaged for sale around Phnom Penh.

Their ringleader, Obieze Kennth Uche, also known as John remains at large. The convicts include,


  • Tony Chukwuonye, 
  • Okorom Favour and Okorom Kizito Chinedu (two brothers)
  • Francis Nnamdi
  • Simon Maduka Ukandu
  • Sunday Nwabuisi
  • Nna Mezie Victor
  • Izuchukwu Chukwuma

Judge Khy Chai in his verdict said "The court is ordering the arrest of Obieze Kenneth Uche''.
 "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."

It was howerver revealed that on the last day of the trial, that only two out of the 15 samples collected tested positive for meth, with 4 and 5 percent purity, respectively.

A Cambodian national Morm Vonyong, 25, in the same case admitted to delivering drugs to customers several times in exchange for $100. Her attorney, Lay Longdy, said he will go on an appeal.

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