Nigerian Jailed For Drugs, Gets 27 Years

Nigerian drug baron, Babs Arogundade, also known as Bentley, has been jailed for 27 years after he was caught stashing lethal weapons in the boot of 27-year-old mother Bianca Willoughby's car in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Police raided the vehicle during a surveillance operation and found four shotguns, a loaded Smith and Wesson handgun and a Winchester rifle.


Arogundade was sentenced to 15 years for the drug offence to be served consecutively with an eight-year sentence for possession of a loaded handgun and four years for possession of a loaded rifle, making 27 years in all. He was also found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine along with 34-year-old co-defendant Fred Jones-Lartey, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Jailing Arogundade, Judge Anuja Dhir QC said:

As to the guns. You stored those guns in the car of someone I am satisfied that you took advantage of the fact she had recently broken up with her boyfriend and was more vulnerable than usual. I have no doubt you are not just a drug dealer, but somebody with a leading role in an organisation involved in supplying multi-kilos of Class A drugs.

'You have a charismatic personality and you were able and you did encourage and persuade others to help you in your criminal activities.

'I have no doubt that some of them did so for very little personal gain and without knowing the full extent to which you were including them in serious criminal activities.

'Some of them, formerly of good character, were drawn to you because of your personality, women who regarded you as a friend. You took advantage of that trust.'

Babs Arogundade, who also owned a Bentley, lived a life of luxury and regularly splashed out thousands of pounds on champagne and expensive jewellery including diamond-encrusted Rolex watches.




Culled from MailOnline