Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
DUBAI - A Ukrainian model has been sentenced to one year in jail for possessing 0.05 grams of hashish.
YK, 20, who was working in the city, will be deported after serving her sentence, the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance ruled.
She was arrested by anti-narcotics officers at Dubai Mall on November 19 after an informant tipped them off that she used the drug.
The woman pleaded not guilty to the charges, but police said she voluntarily turned over the evidence against her.
“After we searched her at the police station, we found no illegal substances on her,” a policewoman, Iman al Bulooshi, told prosecutors.
“She then herself told us that she had a small piece of hashish in her car. She gave us a tiny piece of hashish which was inside her wallet in her car.”
Blood and urine tests showed no trace of the drug in her system. She has two weeks to file an appeal.
The UAE has a zero-tolerance policy on drug use and possession; those found guilty of drug possession face up to 10 years in jail. Those convicted of drug trafficking are usually sentenced to life in prison and, in some cases, death.
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Source: thenational.ae
Author: Awad Mustafa
Copyright: 2010 Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC
Contact: The National Newspaper
Website: Ukrainian model sentenced to one year in jail for hashish possession - The National Newspaper
• Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
YK, 20, who was working in the city, will be deported after serving her sentence, the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance ruled.
She was arrested by anti-narcotics officers at Dubai Mall on November 19 after an informant tipped them off that she used the drug.
The woman pleaded not guilty to the charges, but police said she voluntarily turned over the evidence against her.
“After we searched her at the police station, we found no illegal substances on her,” a policewoman, Iman al Bulooshi, told prosecutors.
“She then herself told us that she had a small piece of hashish in her car. She gave us a tiny piece of hashish which was inside her wallet in her car.”
Blood and urine tests showed no trace of the drug in her system. She has two weeks to file an appeal.
The UAE has a zero-tolerance policy on drug use and possession; those found guilty of drug possession face up to 10 years in jail. Those convicted of drug trafficking are usually sentenced to life in prison and, in some cases, death.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: thenational.ae
Author: Awad Mustafa
Copyright: 2010 Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC
Contact: The National Newspaper
Website: Ukrainian model sentenced to one year in jail for hashish possession - The National Newspaper
• Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
