Repeat offender Thomas Drach has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbery and attempted murder by a German regional court on Thursday. Drach, known for the kidnapping of tobacco heir Jan Philipp Reemtsma in 1996, received his sentence on the 100th day of his almost two-year trial, which took place under high security precautions. The Cologne Regional Court also sentenced Drach to preventive detention, which means that after serving his sentence, he will be transferred to a penal institution where he will remain behind bars. The court’s judgement was in line with the prosecution’s reque…