Jail Terms, Fines, Deportation for Drug Offences

TDT | Manama

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The High Criminal Court convicted two Asian nationals in a drug-related case involving the import and possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances, sentencing them to imprisonment, fines, and deportation upon completion of their sentences.

The Deputy Head of the Narcotics Prosecution said the first defendant was found guilty of importing, possessing, and acquiring narcotic substances with intent to traffic. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined BHD 10,000. The second defendant was convicted of possessing psychotropic substances for personal use and received a six-month jail term along with a BHD 100 fine. Both will be permanently deported after serving their sentences.

According to the Public Prosecution, the case began after the Drug Enforcement Directorate at the Ministry of Interior flagged a suspicious parcel arriving from abroad in the first defendant's name. The shipment was intercepted during X-ray screening and found to contain narcotics concealed inside plastic containers.

A sting operation was subsequently conducted, leading to the arrest of the first defendant when he arrived to collect the parcel, along with the second defendant who was accompanying him and appeared to be in an abnormal condition. Authorities also seized drug-related tools and psychotropic substances in his possession.