The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi upheld the commutation of hashish trafficker Mirza Khan’s death sentence to ten years in prison, a Dh50,000 fine and deportation to follow.[1][2] Khan had been caught by police in Sharjah with three kilograms of hashish in his possession while he was searching for a buyer, and prosecutors charged him with importing hashish for trafficking, seeking punishment under Islamic Shariah law.[1][2] The Sharjah court of first instance unanimously sentenced him to death, but the Court of Appeal revoked that verdict, reducing the charge to possession and consumption and the punishment to ten years, and the Supreme Court left the reduced punishment standing.[1][2]