Man to die for drug offence

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Shariah Court has sentenced Mahdi Yaqoub Bu Azzar, an Arab national, to death for drug trafficking. The accused possessed 164 tablets of codeine and hashish weighing 26gm.

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Amira Agarib

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Published: Wed 13 Jul 2005, 10:13 AM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 7:42 PM

The arrest was made after a tip-off that the accused was using and possessing the narcotics and that he wanted to sell the contraband in the country.

The police raided his house in Sharjah where the said quantities were found.

The accused was referred to the General Prosecution where he confessed to the crime, and he was then referred to the court, which sentenced him to death.


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