{"id":35164,"date":"2023-04-14T10:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T10:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/juba-court-jails-ugandan-woman-over-drug-trafficking"},"modified":"2023-04-14T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:29:10","slug":"juba-court-jails-ugandan-woman-over-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/juba-court-jails-ugandan-woman-over-drug-trafficking","title":{"rendered":"Juba court jails Ugandan woman over drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A Ugandan woman who was found guilty of trafficking heroin has been sentenced to seven years in prison in South Sudan\u2019s capital Juba.<\/p>\n

Josephine Mbabazi has been in custody since August last year when she was arrested and charged with trafficking 700 kilograms of heroin.<\/p>\n

The Ugandan national, who was en route to Ethiopia, was arrested at the Juba International Airport on 8 August 2022 by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).<\/p>\n

The presiding Judge Mujahid Abdullah Akon on Thursday sentenced the 28-year-old woman to seven years in prison for violating Section 383 of the South Sudan Penal Code, 2008.<\/p>\n

Prior to the court ruling, Mbabazi pleaded guilty and asked the presiding judge to reduce her sentence due to health and family reasons.<\/p>\n

Section 383 of the South Sudan Penal Code, 2008 says whoever commits the offence of unlawful dealing in a dangerous drug, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 14 years or with a fine or with both.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. A Ugandan woman who was found guilty of trafficking heroin has been sentenced to seven years in prison in South Sudan\u2019s capital Juba. Josephine Mbabazi has been in custody since August last year when she was arrested and charged with trafficking 700 kilograms of heroin. 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