The Seychelles Supreme Court has sentenced two Iranians and a Pakistani man to 25 years in prison for importation of illegal drugs.
All three convicts were arrested along with five others by the Seychelles Coast Guard on December 28 , 2023 on board a vessel, north-east of Denis Island, 60 kilometres north of the main island of Mahe.
The crew had a consignment weighing 188 kilogrammes, which contained an assortment of illegal drugs including: 151 kilogrammes of hashish, 22 kilogrammes of heroin, 12 kilogrammes of cannabis, and 3 kilogrammes of methamphetamine.
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They also had GPS equipment, a satellite phone and three mobile phones.
The two Iranians, 42-year-old Mohammad Chiray, captain of the vessel, his compatriot Abdul Wahid Raesee, a fisherman, and Pakistani man, Sinkander Baloch, aged 25, all pleaded guilty to 8 counts of charges against them.
The court found guilty of agreeing with another person to commit the offence of the importation of a controlled drug in May 2023.
Chief Justice Rony Govinden, the presiding judge in the case, said that the facts of the case clearly show that the convicted persons imported the controlled drugs charged in this case into Seychelles.
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