Dubai: A nurse, who intended to sell a tiny quantity of methamphetamine that drug enforcement officers found hidden in her underwear, will spend life in prison after losing her appeal on Wednesday.

The Dubai Appeal Court upheld the life term against J.T., the 34-year-old Filipina nurse, after she was convicted of possessing 0.53g of methamphetamine for trading purposes.

Drug enforcement officers seized the mind-altering substance in J.T.’s underwear during a sting operation.

Her 33-year-old countryman employee, R.J., was also caught in possession of 0.46g of the same banned substance.

In June, the Dubai Court of First Instance jailed J.T. and R.J. for life and fined each of them Dh100,000 for possessing methamphetamine for trading purposes.

The duo pleaded not guilty.

On Wednesday, presiding judge Saeed Salem Bin Sarm confirmed the primary ruling against J.T. and R.J. in courtroom 20. They will be deported after serving their punishments.

The nurse also denied consuming methamphetamine and amphetamine.

R.J. entered a not guilty plea in court

According to his prosecution statement, R.J. was cited admitting that he bought the methamphetamine from J.T.

The nurse was quoted confessing to prosecutors that she got the methamphetamine from a person called Louis and then sold it to R.J. for Dh4,500.

A drug enforcement officer testified that an informant told them that R.J. was in possession of a mind-altering substance that he intended to sell for Dh2,500.

“An informant made an appointment with the defendant and we provided him with money to purchase the methamphetamine. The informant met J.T. in front of a mall in Al Muraqqabat… once the deal was sealed, police raided the place and arrested the employee. Police money was seized in his right hand. Upon confrontation, he immediately admitted that he sold the banned substance to the informant,” said the officer.

A policewoman, who arrested J.T. in Ajman, said she found two plastic pouches of methamphetamine hidden in her underwear.

The appellate ruling remains subject to appeal before the Cassation Court within 30 days.