Sentence15 December 2024verifiedCET-8WXVX7

Dubai jails a cannabis supplier for life over 193 grams

Dubai's criminal court sentenced a 35-year-old Bangladeshi man to life in prison, 25 years under UAE law, for trafficking cannabis after police found 193.13 grams in his flat and WhatsApp messages about sales. He had been caught in a sting in Al Nahda after a Sudanese buyer led investigators to him.

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Dubai’s criminal court sentenced a 35-year-old Bangladeshi man to life in prison, 25 years under UAE law, for trafficking cannabis after police found 193.13 grams in his flat and WhatsApp messages about sales. He had been caught in a sting in Al Nahda after a Sudanese buyer led investigators to him. The court ordered deportation after the sentence; the verdict was appealed, with a hearing set for 22 January 2025. The amount fell in the tier that carries life for more than 100 grams.^[1]

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Dubai: Drug supplier sentenced to life in prison after chain of arrests (5 December 2024). Khaleej Times. Verdict and facts: 193.13 g of cannabis, life sentence, deportation, appeal hearing 22 January 2025.

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