Mother gets 5-yr jail for smuggling marijuana

 

Mother gets 5-yr jail for smuggling marijuana

Sharjah - Her teenage son revealed that his mother regularly took the drug.

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Afkar Ali Ahmed

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Published: Fri 10 Mar 2017, 12:46 PM

Last updated: Fri 10 Mar 2017, 1:34 PM

A woman has been jailed for bringing drugs to the UAE for personal use. The Asian woman - in her late forties - was sentenced to five years in prison by the Sharjah Criminal Court for bringing marijuana into the country. She will be deported after serving her sentence. 
According to the police investigation report, the accused was arrested at the airport while entering the country along with her son and husband. The woman was carrying a small quantity of the drug in her bags.
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A drug test showed that the woman was a regular user of the substance. During interrogation, she confessed that the drug was for her personal use. 
The son - her only child - told the police that his mother took the drug and had also brought it for the family. 
The teenage boy revealed that his family took the drug to cope with familial and debt issues.
afkarali@khaleejtimes.com


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