On Thursday, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison at a federal court

He also used 'magic belts and rocks' in a bid to keep DEA officials away

He carried out card readings and performed massages with 'magic' oils

A Nigerian 'witch doctor' has been jailed for 14 years after collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars from cocaine traffickers who hoped his 'supernatural powers' would protect them from authorities.

Christopher Omigie, from Lafayette, Louisiana, was consulted by Mexican members of the Cesar Barrera and David Bazan drug trafficking organizations, based in East Texas, on a daily basis.

Before, during and after each drug transaction, he would carry out card readings, perform massages with 'magic' oils, cut off skin with razor blades and apply 'magic' powder to the traffickers' bodies.

'Witch doctor': Christopher Omigie (not pictured - file image) has been jailed for 14 years after collecting money from cocaine traffickers who hoped his 'supernatural powers' would protect them from authorities

The 58-year-old also used 'magic' amulets, belts, coconuts and rocks (that those being treated were required to speak to) in a bid to keep Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials away.

The drug traffickers were required by Omigie to forgo bathing and sexual intercourse following the magic treatments so as not to diminish their potency, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

They were also told to burn 'magic law stay away' candles to protect them from being detected, prosecutors said. All of these treatments came at a high price - and unsurprisingly, did not work.

Mexican nationals Barrera and Bazan were both arrested. They subsequently pleaded guilty to schemes involving the trafficking of more than a staggering 1,000 kilograms of cocaine each.

Illegal: Omigie, from Louisiana, was consulted by Mexican members of the Cesar Barrera and David Bazan drug trafficking organizations, based in East Texas, who were involved in trafficking cocaine (file image)

Arrest: His 'magic' treatments came at a high price - and unsurprisingly, did not work. Mexican nationals Barrera and Bazan were both arrested and subsequently pleaded guilty to schemes involving the trafficking of more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine each. Above, Barrera's Texas home at the time of his arrest in 2013

Meanwhile, Omigie himself, who regularly returned to Africa at the drug traffickers' expense to 'renew' his 'supernatural powers', was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 5, 2013.

Last year, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, authorities said.

And on Thursday, the defendant, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was sentenced to 168 months (14 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone at a federal court in Beaumont, Texas.