Nigerian Footballer Bags 8 Years Jail Term For Drugs In Cambodia

A Nigerian who described himself as a footballer was yesterday sentenced in Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia’s busiest capital city to eight years jail term and consequently fined a whopping 40 million riel (about $10,000) for drug trafficking. Francis Ihenwe Oderah, 30, had 100 grams of meth in his possession when he was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Choam Chao commune in January. During his hearing on June 7, the accused admitted having acted as a delivery man, but said he was not a dealer. It also was revealed that the meth he was carrying had a purity of about 72 per cent. Oderah will serve his jail term in Prey Sar prison where he's been detained since his arrest. The court judge, Svay Tonhalso ruled that three phones and a passport taken from the defendant upon his arrest will be returned.