HOUSTON (AP) — A Nigerian who authorities say ran one of the most expansive heroin smuggling networks ever uncovered involving Houston’s main airport has been sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison.

Koyode Lawrence was sentenced Tuesday in a Houston federal courtroom after having earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a controlled substance.

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