According to the prosecutor’s case file, Elda Regina Santos, a Brazilian defendant, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, was arrested when she tried to board for Johannesburg, South Africa, on September 26, 2015.

Meanwhile, Nadira Gabriela, who was arrested with 14,412 grams of cocaine in a suitcase, was also handed 10 years of prison sentenced and fined with 20,000 Birr for drug smuggling.

It was also stated that the defendants appeared before the Federal Superior Court for serious cross-border crimes and were afforded the procedural guarantees established for their cases.

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