Nigerian Heroin Boss Sentenced In Houston

The United States had been waiting for this day for more than a decade, as it went after Lawrence who led a Lagos Island-based trafficking organization that used high-school and college aged Americans to swallow into their stomachs dozens of rubberized capsules full of heroin in order to sneak them into the United States while aboard commercial plane flights. [...] as he fought his extradition to face justice in Houston, Lawrence spent at least some time in a special Nigerian prison wing known as the White House for its amenities - including computer access, meals brought in from restaurants, and nights out on the town with girlfriends, said his former cell mate, who is also serving time in this country. U.S.