UAE | Crime
Man cleared of smuggling drugs in textiles
A lorry driver has been acquitted by the appeal court of importing and possessing 157.46 kg of amphetamine capsules.
- By Bassam Za'za', Senior Reporter
- Published: 00:35 May 7, 2008
Dubai: A lorry driver has been acquitted by the appeal court of importing and possessing 157.46 kg of amphetamine capsules.
The 50-year-old Jordanian driver, B.A., cried with relief on hearing the verdict. He could have faced a life sentence if he had been found guilty. The court acquitted him of importing and possessing 959 plastic sacks containing the drug with intent to distribute them due to lack of evidence.
Seized
An anti-narcotics major in Dubai police testified: "Customs seized the medical pills which were hidden inside rolls of textile curtains at Cargo Village. Primary investigations revealed that the suspect, who was arrested in Ajman, imported the consignment."
The major who questioned the suspect quoted him as saying that someone had asked him to re-export the drugs to Saudi Arabia after altering the manufacturing place mentioned on the tag from Syria to China. He said he had successfully received two similar consignments which he kept in his house in Ajman.
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