Dubai: A nurse and an employee have denied possessing a tiny quantity of methamphetamine for trading purposes.

The 34-year-old Filipina nurse, J.T., was accused of possessing 0.53g of a mind-altering substance (methamphetamine) for trading purposes.

Drug enforcement officers were said to have seized the methamphetamine, which was hidden in the nurse’s underwear.

Meanwhile her 33-year-old countryman, R.J., was accused of possessing 0.46g of the same banned substance, also for trading purposes.

The nurse was solely charged with consuming methamphetamine and amphetamine.

Drugs prosecutors have asked for the defendants to be given a life sentence and a maximum fine of Dh200,000.

“Of course not… I did not posses any substance for trading purposes. I did not consume any banned material,” said J.T. before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday.

R.J., also entered a not guilty plea before presiding judge Urfan Omar.

The employee was cited admitting, according to prosecution records, that he purchased the methamphetamine from the nurse.

Meanwhile the nurse was quoted confessing, according to prosecution records, that she obtained the methamphetamine from a person called Louis and then sold it to R.J. for Dh4,500.

Informant

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

“We arranged with the informant to set an appointment with the defendant and we provided him with money to purchase the methamphetamine. We photocopied the money to use as future evidence against the suspect in court. The informant met the defendant in front of a mall in Al Muraqqabat. As soon as the informant sealed the deal with R.J., police raided the location and arrested the Filipino employee. The 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 testified that she arrested J.T. in Ajman. “When I searched her, I found two plastic pouches that contained methamphetamine hidden in her underwear,” the policewoman told prosecutors.

Presiding judge Omar said the court will appoint two lawyers to defend the suspects when it reconvenes on March 31.