An African woman has been sentenced to 10-year in jail for possessing over 16 kilogram contraband heroin by a Delhi court which said probe agencies in India "cannot dare" to falsely implicate a foreigner due to "diplomatic constraints".
The court convicted 48-year-old African national Kinuani Feza Johnson under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on her.
"The accused (Johnson) is a foreigner and due to diplomatic constraints, the investigating agencies of this country cannot dare to falsely implicate any foreigner in a serious case like this," Special Judge M K Nagpal said.
The court dismissed the contention of Johnson regarding false implication in the case saying "there is not even any allegation or argument as to what could have been a possible reason for false implication of the accused in this case as admittedly she or her husband was not even known to any member of the raiding team or to any other officer of DRI".
