Drug courier jailed for 12 years, fined €28,000
A Liberian man who brought 783 grams of cocaine to Malta was today jailed for 12 years and fined €28,000.
Samuel Wisdom was arrested in November 2008 after flying in from Brussels. The drug was found in 77 capsules in his stomach. Its street value was between €52,000 and €82,000.
The court heard how Wisdom had plotted with another man known as Tony to carry the drug from Brussels to Malta.
Once Wisdom came to Malta and was arrested, he had cooperated with the police and a controlled delivery was attempted in order to track down his associates in Malta. However the operation failed because whoever was meant to pick up the drug got scared and did not turn up.
The court heard that the police were not able to identify other persons on the basis of the information given to them by Wisdom.
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Dave Alan Caruana
Oct 11th 2011, 16:45
Mr. Wisdom didn't live up to his name!
Mr Peter Murray
Oct 11th 2011, 14:43
If he smashed a copper in the face or broke his bones he would probably only have had to sit for an hour in the naughty-boy seat.Lets have more commensurate punishment.
Mr Tony Camilleri
Oct 11th 2011, 13:22
Is he going to be extradited after serving his sentence?
Sean Grima
Oct 11th 2011, 16:18
you need an extradition request from a country to be extradited. you probably mean deportation.
Mr Marcel Dingli
Oct 11th 2011, 11:08
scared or tipped? was this possibilty considered?
Ray Abela
Oct 11th 2011, 14:37
I agree Mr Dingli, the scenario suggests that whoever tipped the customs officials tipped off the real villain. Let's face it how can any human being know what another is carrying in his stomach, apart from the obvious, unless one is tipped off!