Punished for hiding drugs in seafood

TDT | Manama

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Two travellers who tried to bring drugs into Bahrain by hiding them inside dried fish and prawns in their luggage were each jailed for 15 years, fined BD10,000 and ordered to be deported after serving their sentences.

The High Criminal Court found the pair guilty of bringing in and possessing narcotic substances for sale in 2025 in cases not allowed by law.

The case began at Bahrain International Airport when a customs officer checking bags from a flight arriving from an Asian country grew suspicious of two suitcases linked to the man and woman.

After marking them for closer inspection, he sent both to the red channel once they had picked up their luggage.

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Before the search, each was asked on their own if they had anything to declare. Both said no.

The search then found drugs hidden inside six clear bags placed within dried fish and prawns in one suitcase.