Man lands in prison in drugs case

DUBAI — A Kuwaiti national, Yousuf Osman, charged with bringing six grammes of Hashish to the UAE, has been sentenced by the Dubai Criminal Court to four years in jail to be followed by deportation.

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Amira Agarib

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Published: Thu 3 Aug 2006, 10:17 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 5:58 PM

Yousuf, working in the Kuwait armed forces, was arrested on January 25 at the Dubai airport when customs officials found the hashish in his pocket.

The accused said he had brought his mother to the UAE for a medical check-up.

Yousuf claimed he had no intention to bring the drug to the UAE and had forgotten to remove it from his pocket.


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