A U.S military advisor was sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug trafficking by the Mauritius justice system, Mauritius media reported on Sunday.

The anti-narcotics police brigade discovered that Scott Bradley Mertz was in possession of 1,181 grammes of heroine with a market value of 400,000 U.S. dollars.

According to the media reports, the drugs were destined for a notorious drug trafficker in Mauritius.