Son of ex-Guinea-Bissau president, Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, sentenced to over 6 years in US prison for leading international heroin trafficking ring.
Son of Guinea-Bissau's ex-president, Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, has been sentenced to over six years in prison by a US court for leading an international heroin trafficking ring. Sanha Jr allegedly aimed to finance his bid for Guinea-Bissau's presidency via a coup. He was arrested in Tanzania in July 2022, extradited to the US shortly after, and pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in September 2023.
March 27, 2024
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