A Nigerian identified as David Vincent and his American partner have been convicted and sentenced to 25 years each in prison, for drug trafficking It was learnt that American Matthew David Sample, 40, and David Vincent, 48, were arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in February 2021 for allegedly trafficking 1.31 kg of crystal meth and nimetazepam.
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A Nigerian identified as David Vincent and his American partner have been convicted and sentenced to 25 years each in prison, for drug trafficking The two men were said to have been charged with"drug possession, transport and trafficking" under Article 40 of the Cambodian Law on Drugs Control, said the verdict read by Phnom Penh Municipal Court's Presiding Judge Kim Sokunthea, according to Xinhua Net.
According to the report, they confessed to the crime, during a hearing in December last year, saying that they possessed the drugs and tried to sell them for money, as they had no jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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