Nigerian man sentenced for running drug ring in US

Houston — A Nigerian who authorities
say ran one of the most expansive
heroin smuggling networks ever
uncovered involving Houston's main
airport has been sentenced to nearly 25
years in prison.
Koyode Lawrence was sentenced Tuesday
in a Houston federal courtroom after
having earlier pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to import a controlled
substance.

Also Read: 30 drug suspects arrested
in Niger

The case goes back to February 2001
when two men working for Lawrence
were arrested at George Bush
Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Authorities say the pair had swallowed
packets of heroin being smuggled from
Nigeria.
Prosecutors say the 45-year-old
Lawrence mainly recruited college
students with dual U.S. and Nigerian
citizenship for his smuggling ring.
Lawrence, from Lagos, Nigeria, fought
extradition for nearly 10 years but he
was transferred to the U.S. in late 2013.
- AP
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