Court upholds five-year sentence for drug trafficker

TDT | Manama

The Supreme Criminal Court of Appeal recently rejected a petition submitted by a Gulf national who was convicted of trafficking and abusing drugs earlier this year, while upholding the five-year prison sentence previously issued against him.

The Fourth High Criminal Court, which announced the verdict last February, also fined the man BD3,000 and banned him from re-entering the Kingdom. Court files showed that the appellant was arrested last October at Bahrain International Airport upon arrival from Jordan, as he was deemed suspicious to the first witness while passing through customs.

The first witness, a custom’s officer, searched the appellant thoroughly and found 2,960 pills that were hidden in his sandals. Also, the results of the laboratory tests showed that these pills contained the drug amphetamine.

Moreover, the second witness conducted investigations that confirmed that the man brought the pills with the intent of trafficking in Bahrain. Furthermore, due to the results of the investigation, the appellant confessed to the Public Prosecution of earlier consuming drugs, after the lab results of his urine and blood samples showed traces of cannabis and amphetamine.

The court’s decision came as a result of the provided evidence against the man, the testimonies of the first and second witnesses, the appellant’s confession, and the technical reports.