South African woman sentenced to 130 years imprisonment for cocaine trafficking in Sierra Leone

The High Court of Sierra Leone presided by Justice Andrew S.C. Johnson, has sentenced a 37-year-old South African woman, Asandra Denise, to 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 o...