By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAA ZAMBIAN, Henry Shula Kasolo, who was arrested in the United States, has pleaded guilty to a charge of importation of heroin into that country which attracts a maximum sentence of 40 years imprisonment or a fine of US$5 million.This is according to a plea agreement entered between Kasolo and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Raj Parekh pursuant to rule 11 of the Federal rules of criminal procedure.Kasolo was arrested and charged for five counts of conspiring to import various quantities of drugs to the United States.“The defendant agrees to plead guilty to count two of the indictment, charging the defendant with importation of 100 grams or more of heroin, a scheduled I controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C 952 (a) and 960 (a). The maximum penalties for this offence are: a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years, a maximum term of 40 years […]
ZAMBIAN AGREES TO PLEA DEAL IN DRUG CHARGE
