Dubai court upholds life sentence for drug smuggler

Dubai Court of Appeal upheld a verdict issued by the Court of First Instance sentencing an Asian drug smuggler to life in prison after being convicted of importing and possessing 5.3 kilogrammes of cocaine.

- Mohammed Yaseen

The case dated back to July 2092, when a customs inspector suspected the defendant while he was in the transit area coming from a South American country through a European country and stopping in Dubai.

The customs inspector reported that he noticed signs of stress and confusion on the defendant, who attempted to avoid inspection points and was carrying a suitcase that aroused his suspicions.