UAE | Crime
Man wanted in drug case extradited to norway
The Interior Ministry has extradited to Oslo, Norway a man wanted for drug charges.
- WAM
- Published: 00:30 September 12, 2008
Abu Dhabi: The Interior Ministry has extradited to Oslo, Norway a man wanted for drug charges.
The 43-year-old Norwegian man was sentenced to four and a half years in jail for possessing and promoting 39 kilograms of marijuana.
The extradition was announced during a meeting between Lieutenant Colonel Ali Salem Al Khayal, Director of the Interpol Department of the ministry and a delegation from Oslo Interpol.
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