A 28 year old Nigerian student, Prince
Bartholowmew Obitube, has been
sentenced to death by a high court in
Malaysia for trafficking drugs. The Shah
Alam High Court yesterday Feb 26th gave
the death penalty to Obitube after he was
found guilty of trafficking cannabis, also
known as marijuana.
The accused, a student with a private
college in Kuala Lumpur, was arrested
with 9,189kg of cannabis at Desa Satu
Apartment, Gombak on Aug 20, 2011.
He was caught by police from the Gombak
Narcotic Crime Investigation Department,
after a tip off, within the apartment area
after he tried to run away with a backpack
containing the drugs.
The offense, under the Dangerous Drugs
Act in the country, provides a mandatory
death sentence upon conviction.
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