3.50 PM Thursday, 28 March 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:57 06:11 12:27 15:53 18:37 19:51
28 March 2024

Drug smuggler's fine reduced by Dubai court

Published
By Eman Al Baik

A Pakistani visitor, who was found guilty of smuggling 118 capsules of heroin in his digestive organ, had his fine reduced from Dh100,000 to Dh50,000 by the Dubai Court of Appeal.

However, the court upheld the sentence of 10 years imprisonment followed by deportation ordered by the lower court.

 SF, 22, had admitted to the accusation when he first appeared before the Court of Appeal. However, he had denied knowing that 118 capsules in his digestive organ contained heroin.

According to the records, SF was arrested on his arrival at Dubai Airport following a tip off received by the Anti-Narcotics Department about SF planning to smuggle drugs in his digestive organ. A customs inspector searched him but did not find any banned item.

However, the ray checking showed strange substances in his belly.  “Asking him about the nature of the substances, he denied possessing any banned items. However, later, the accused admitted to possessing capsules whose contents he claimed not to know,” the inspector told investigators.

The accused released a total of 118 capsules from his body. The capsules contained a total of 822.94 grammes of heroin.

The accused repeated his statement when he appeared before the court.