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Pakistani citizen sentenced for smuggling heroin into Bahrain
The accused was found guilty of being part of a drug trafficking group, the court sent him to prison for 15 years.
Manama (Pakistan News 01 December 2022) A Pakistani citizen was sentenced to enter Bahrain by hiding a capsule of heroin in his stomach. A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to smuggle 74 capsules of heroin into Bahrain for financial gain to pay for his ailing mother's medical expenses, according to local media.
Convicted of being part of a trafficking ring, which attempted to smuggle drugs, the High Criminal Court yesterday convicted the accused of drug trafficking.
Meanwhile, a Pakistani citizen who smuggled heroin was also arrested at the Kuwait airport. During the inspection at the Kuwait airport, 70 grams of heroin were seized from a Pakistani passenger. It was handed over to the concerned departments for further legal action.
Similarly, an Indian man trying to smuggle hashish into Kuwait was also caught at the airport. Director General of Customs Sulaiman Al-Fahd said that around 49 packets of hashish weighing one kilogram were seized from the suspect. An attempt was made to smuggle it inside.
In addition, expensive watches illegally brought into Kuwait were seized at Kuwait International Airport from a passenger who had arrived from abroad, Kuwait Customs said, adding that the passenger had brought the watches hidden inside his socks. is, who was trying to avoid being caught during customs inspection.
Recently, 2 Pakistani nationals were also arrested for diesel theft in Kuwait, 2 Pakistani tanker drivers working in an oil company are accused of stealing about 4000 litres of diesel and this matter came to light when Sabiha.
A supervisor of an oil field in the area suspected a shortage of diesel that was being used to run special machines in the field, the theft of this diesel was blamed on 2 Pakistani drivers who worked as tanker drivers for the company.
The incident was registered and handed over to the Public Prosecution, which ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to arrest the two Pakistani nationals after searching and investigating the driver and the stolen goods.
