By Rehab Mohammad. Asian defendants to be deported after serving sentences as court dismantles drug-smuggling network TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The High Criminal Court sentenced six Asian nationals to life imprisonment, fined each BD10,000, and ordered their permanent deportation f
Asian defendants to be deported after serving sentences as court dismantles drug-smuggling network
TDT | Manama
Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com
The High Criminal Court sentenced six Asian nationals to life imprisonment, fined each BD10,000, and ordered their permanent deportation from Bahrain after completing their prison terms for importing, possessing, and trafficking narcotic drugs.
According to the Deputy Chief of the Drug Crimes Prosecution, the case began after the Anti-Narcotics Directorate received intelligence regarding an international criminal network smuggling narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances into Bahrain for distribution.
Investigations revealed that some network members concealed drugs inside their bodies by swallowing them before entering the Kingdom. The substances were then handed to accomplices in Bahrain for sale and distribution.
The Public Prosecution launched an immediate investigation, questioned the defendants, and presented them with the evidence and seized drugs. Following the investigation, the suspects were referred to the High Criminal Court, which handed down the life sentences, fines, and deportation orders.
