Drug peddler serving life term dies in prison

Sana'a: A Pakistani man died in a prison in Yemen where he was serving a 25-year term for drug peddling, prison officials said on Monday.

"Nabi Bakhsh Ebrahim, 52, died on Sunday morning in Al Jumhury hospital after suffering from cancer," said Mutahar Ali Naji, director of the central prison in Sana'a.

"We transferred him to the hospital for cancer treatment, but he died," he said.

Ebrahim, from Karachi, was among 15 Pakistanis who were sentenced to 25 years in prison early March by the State Security Court that convicted them of trading and bringing to Yemeni waters about 10 tonnes of hashish. The 16th Pakistani suspect, the leader of the group, was sentenced to death.

The court also ordered destruction of the drugs and confiscation of the boat.