Dubai's criminal court sentenced a 35-year-old Bangladeshi man to life in prison, 25 years under UAE law, for trafficking cannabis after police found 193.13 grams in his flat and WhatsApp messages about sales. He had been caught in a sting in Al Nahda after a Sudanese buyer led investigators to him. The court ordered deportation after the sentence; the verdict was appealed, with a hearing set for 22 January 2025. The amount fell in the tier that carries life for more than 100 grams.[1]
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- Khaleej Times — Dubai: Drug supplier sentenced to life in prison after chain of arrests (5 December 2024)Verdict and facts: 193.13 g of cannabis, life sentence, deportation, appeal hearing 22 January 2025archived
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