Criminal Court Sentences 'Bidan' to Life Imprisonment on Drug Trafficking Charges
The Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to life imprisonment for drug possession and trafficking.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Criminal Court, presided over by Senior Judge Nasser Al-Badr and composed of Judges Abdulaziz Al-Muqdad and Abdulhadi Al-Hajjari, with Yaqoub Al-Balam serving as clerk, sentenced “Bidan” to life imprisonment on charges of drug trafficking, after he was apprehended by narcotics officers during an ambush, with hashish and psychoactive substances found in his possession.
The Public Prosecution charged the defendant with possessing a narcotic substance (cannabis resin – hashish) with the intent to consume and traffic it, and with possessing two psychoactive substances (amphetamine and pregabalin) with the intent to consume and traffic them, as well as consuming a psychoactive substance (tetrahydrocannabinol).
The court upheld the legality of the arrest and search procedures conducted by the criminal investigation officers, rejecting the defendant’s defense that the procedures were invalid.
