Pubdate: Mon, 06 Oct 2003
Source: Khaleej Times (UAE)
Copyright: 2003 Khaleej Times
Contact:  http://khaleejtimes.com/

LIFE-TERM IN DRUG CASE

DUBAI - The Dubai Court of First Instance yesterday sentenced M. A. A., a 
27-year-old Sri Lankan, to life in prison on the charges of possessing 
drugs and trading in narcotic substances.

The defendant was arrested in March this year during a police sting 
operation in which the defendant was found in possession of 0.6 grammes of 
marijuana. The defendant was first spotted by a police informant along 
Jumeirah Corniche giving out his mobile number to passersby.The police 
arrested the culptit red-handed in a sting operation on March 29.
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