ABOUT 25 Nigerians are being held in Vietnam prisons for drug offences, Nigeria's Ambassador to Vietnam, Mathias Orji Okafor disclosed Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Norwegian Intelligence Service are working on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on effective drug control.
Speaking at a business forum for entrepreneurs in the South-East organised by Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), as part of the on going 24th Enugu trade fair, he said that while some have had their cases decided and are serving various prison terms, others are still being tried.
He said that the embassy had continued to provide support by way of legal assistance as well as taking care of families of the affected persons.
The MoU is coming as no fewer than 1,585 Nigerians were apprehended in Norway between 2000 and 2012 over drug trafficking.
This was disclosed by a visiting team of Norwegian police and customs officials who are on a field visit to the country.
According to the leader of the delegation, Mr. Kai Arild Holm, the visit is to enhance collaboration with Nigerian authorities in counter narcotic smuggling, money laundering and human trafficking.
The Guardian