Drug Parcel Case: Appeal Verdict Due in July

Court to rule on prison sentence over suspected narcotics shipment

TDT | Manama

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The High Criminal Court of Appeal is set to issue its verdict on July 27 in the case of a defendant convicted over a postal parcel containing suspected drugs.

The accused was previously sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined BD 5,000 after customs officials discovered suspicious materials inside a parcel arriving from Europe.

A search also uncovered additional substances believed to include shabu and heroin-related materials, along with other drug-related items.

Authorities said investigations suggested the defendant may have been part of an organised network involved in receiving and distributing narcotics.