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  "id": 8016779,
  "title": "Court jails South African woman for 25 years for importing 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/court-jails-south-african-woman-for-25-years-for-importing-5-75kg-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:19:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/17/court-jails-south-african-woman-for-25-years-for-importing-5-75kg-of-heroin-into-nigeria/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria. The offending drug was brought into Nigeria through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Justice Egwuatu passed the sentence on Thursday, stressing […] Court jails South African woman for…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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