Police have released footage of the arrested person and seized prohibited items. Police received a tip-off that he was selling heroin.
Kuwait City, First Published Jun 3, 2022, 1:16 PM IST
Kuwait City: An expatriate Indian national was arrested in Kuwait with drugs. Officers from the General Department of Narcotics Control conducted an investigation and arrested him on the basis of confidential information received. Two kilograms of heroin and 50 grams of crystal meth were seized from him.
Police have released footage of the arrested person and seized prohibited items. Police received a tip-off that he was selling heroin. When he came to know that he was in possession of drugs and would sell them to the needy, a police officer approached him on the pretext that he was in need. A police team raided his residence shortly after handing over 50 grams of narcotics.
He was in possession of two kilograms of heroin and 50 grams of crystal meth. He admitted that these were delivered to the country by an air parcel. Officials also found that the drugs were smuggled through parcels hidden in packets inside plastic balls. He was handed over to the concerned sections for further action.
Expatriate arrested at airport with drugs in bag sentenced to 10 years in jail
Dubai: An expatriate man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being arrested at the Dubai airport with 600 grams of narcotics. In addition, a fine of Dh50,000 must be paid. He will be deported to the UAE after serving his sentence. The drugs were recovered by customs officers from a suitcase in the possession of the accused.
The incident took place in November 2021. He was in possession of the drug in three packets when he entered the UAE. When questioned by customs at the airport, he claimed that there were no prohibited items in his bag. But when the baggage was checked on the scanner, it was found to be abnormal and the bag was opened and inspected. A property bag weighing 600 grams was found in three packets. When the officers suspected that it was a drug, they sent it to the laboratory for testing.
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He was later questioned in detail by the authorities but still pleaded not guilty. The main allegation was that the bag was sent by his girlfriend who was traveling on the same plane. He said his girlfriend had left the bag with him when he left the country and when he checked in, he told her to register the bag in his name. But the court did not consider these arguments to be credible. He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Last Updated Jun 3, 2022, 1:16 PM IST
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