Slovak man jailed for importing North Korean drugs to USA

Slovak citizen and former member of the French Foreign Legion Adrián V., was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison in New York. Adrián V. was convicted according to American federal laws after he and his accomplices attempted to import a large amount of drugs into the USA. According to the American website NK News, the group tried to import 100 kilos of methamphetamine, which was manufactured in North Korea. The estimated value of this amount of the drug is around $6 million (circa €5.5 million). Along with the Slovak citizen, the court in New York also convicted the main mastermind, British citizen Scott Stammerson, and three other people from China, Britain and the Philippines. Adrian V. had been convicted in Slovakia in the past as well.