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Man who was jailed in France, while awaiting trial in SVG, given lengthy jail sentence on drug charges

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KINGSTOWN, St.  Vincent, May 26, CMC – A High  Court judge has ordered that a St. Vincent and the Grenadines national,  who fled the country while awaiting trial on drug charges, will now have to  serve more than 13 years in jail, even after spending 10 years in prison in France.

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