Four year sentence for man who transported Somali drug to US

An English man who was transporting a traditional Somali drug to the United States of America has been given a four years sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

John Maltby (aged 45) and his partner, Dawn Willoughby (aged 44) pleaded guilty to possession of "Kaht" valued €15,000 at Dublin Airport on June 29, 2006. They had no previous convictions.