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Man Indicted in US for Drug Deal Elected Senator in Nigeria

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A man indicted in America for allegedly smuggling heroin in a court case that was the basis for the TV hit Orange is the New Black has been elected a senator in Nigeria. Buruji Kashamu was little known before he returned home in 2003 from Britain despite a U.S. extradition order to become a major financier of President Goodluck Jonathan's party. Election results posted late Wednesday identify Kashamu as a senator-elect in southwest Ogun state. Opponents are challenging his victory...

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