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A US citizen who was detained in Moscow on drug-related charges in January has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in a maximum-security penal colony, according to a court statement released Thursday.
Robert Woodland was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group, the Ostankino District Court of Moscow said.
Woodland’s lawyers told reporters after the verdict was delivered that they would appeal the ruling as Woodland’s guilt had not been proven, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Woodland has been suffering from…