UAE: PAKISTANI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 30-year-old Pakistani man in Dubai (UAE) was sentenced to death for trafficking four kilogrammes of
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A 30-year-old Pakistani man in Dubai (UAE) was sentenced to death for trafficking four kilogrammes of heroin, a media report said.
The man, identified only by his initials W A, was found guilty of possessing and trafficking heroin by Dubai Court of First Instance.
He was arrested in a sting operation when a police officer posed as a prospective buyer of the drugs for 100,000 dirhams (USD 27,000).
The heroin was found inside a laptop bag, according to the Gulf News.
Court records said the man smuggled the heroin inside four elastic bandages he wore on his legs when he arrived in Sharjah.
The man, identified only by his initials W A, was found guilty of possessing and trafficking heroin by Dubai Court of First Instance.
He was arrested in a sting operation when a police officer posed as a prospective buyer of the drugs for 100,000 dirhams (USD 27,000).
The heroin was found inside a laptop bag, according to the Gulf News.
Court records said the man smuggled the heroin inside four elastic bandages he wore on his legs when he arrived in Sharjah.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Press Trust of India, 10/03/2014)
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