Dubai appeal court clears Filipina over cannabis extract
Dubai's Court of Appeal acquitted a 35-year-old Filipina who had been sentenced to 10 years and a AED 100,000 fine for bringing 20 grams of cannabis extract into the country. Customs found the extract in 20 vape cartridges hidden in pancake-mix packages at Terminal 3 on 15 December 2024.
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Dubai’s Court of Appeal acquitted a 35-year-old Filipina who had been sentenced to 10 years and a AED 100,000 fine for bringing 20 grams of cannabis extract into the country. Customs found the extract in 20 vape cartridges hidden in pancake-mix packages at Terminal 3 on 15 December 2024. The trial court convicted her in March 2025 and ordered deportation; the appeal found no proof that she knew the cartridges contained the drug, cleared her and upheld only the confiscation.[1]
Sources
- Filipina's 10-year drug sentence overturned in Dubai Court ruling (15 September 2025). Gulf News. Court of Appeal judgment; 20 g of cannabis extract in 20 vape cartridges; trial sentence of 10 years and AED 100,000.