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Gulf Insider
4 days ago
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain: Butcher Loses Appeal In Drug Trafficking Case, Sentenced To 10 Years
A butcher convicted of drug trafficking has lost his appeal and will now serve 10 years in prison, pay a BD5,000 fine, and be deported after completing his sentence. The High Criminal Appeals Court upheld the original ruling and ordered the seizure of case-related items. The case began when Customs officers at Bahrain International Airport flagged a suspicious parcel from a Gulf country. Though it appeared to contain skincare products, scans revealed a plastic bag hidden inside cream containers. It held a substance weighing just over two kilograms, believed to be drugs. The first defendant, who arrived to collect the parcel, was arrested on the spot. He was found with BD50, suspected to be proceeds from drug sales. He later told police he had been sent by an unidentified Asian man to collect the package and pass it to someone else. Officers allowed him to contact his handler while monitoring the call. A plan was made to deliver the parcel to a man called 'Mutarash' in Muharraq. Two handover attempts were aborted. On the third try, the man met a second suspect, who took the package and was immediately arrested. Investigations pointed to a drug network operating from abroad, using locals as mules to collect and drop off postal parcels containing banned substances. The first man acted as a link in the chain, receiving and delivering parcels in exchange for cash and drugs. The second did the same, also admitting to drug use. A Customs inspector and two anti-drug officers confirmed the sequence of events, recalling how the suspicious parcel was first flagged during routine screening. During questioning, the butcher confessed to selling and consuming drugs, saying he had collected and dropped off drug-filled parcels in exchange for cannabis. The second man also admitted to handling CBD packages, earning one dinar per delivery. With both defendants admitting involvement and multiple officers testifying, the court confirmed the seriousness of the offence and upheld the sentence.
Daily Tribune
4 days ago
- Daily Tribune
Butcher loses appeal in drug trafficking case, sentenced to 10 years
A butcher convicted of drug trafficking has lost his appeal and will now serve 10 years in prison, pay a BD5,000 fine, and be deported after completing his sentence. The High Criminal Appeals Court upheld the original ruling and ordered the seizure of case-related items. The case began when Customs officers at Bahrain International Airport flagged a suspicious parcel from a Gulf country. Though it appeared to contain skincare products, scans revealed a plastic bag hidden inside cream containers. It held a substance weighing just over two kilograms, believed to be drugs. The first defendant, who arrived to collect the parcel, was arrested on the spot. He was found with BD50, suspected to be proceeds from drug sales. He later told police he had been sent by an unidentified Asian man to collect the package and pass it to someone else. Officers allowed him to contact his handler while monitoring the call. A plan was made to deliver the parcel to a man called 'Mutarash' in Muharraq. Two handover attempts were aborted. On the third try, the man met a second suspect, who took the package and was immediately arrested. Investigations pointed to a drug network operating from abroad, using locals as mules to collect and drop off postal parcels containing banned substances. The first man acted as a link in the chain, receiving and delivering parcels in exchange for cash and drugs. The second did the same, also admitting to drug use. A Customs inspector and two anti-drug officers confirmed the sequence of events, recalling how the suspicious parcel was first flagged during routine screening. During questioning, the butcher confessed to selling and consuming drugs, saying he had collected and dropped off drug-filled parcels in exchange for cannabis. The second man also admitted to handling CBD packages, earning one dinar per delivery. With both defendants admitting involvement and multiple officers testifying, the court confirmed the seriousness of the offence and upheld the sentence.
Daily Tribune
17-06-2025
- Daily Tribune
Dog fouling row turns violent, lands neighbours in court
A woman is said to have set her dog on a Bahraini man in his seventies after it fouled the wheels of his car, kicking off a fight that left both injured and the man with a lasting injury. The High Criminal Appeals Court has set 22 June for the next hearing. The Lower Criminal Court had earlier sentenced the woman, in her forties from Asia, to a year behind bars, ordered her deportation, and fined the man BD50. Blows It began when the man objected to the dog relieving itself on his car. What followed, according to prosecutors, was a flurry of blows. The woman let the dog loose, struck him in the face with its lead, and spat at him. A doctor's report found he had a broken finger joint — an injury classed as permanent. The man hit her back. Both suffered cuts and bruises. The woman had bite marks on her hands. He told prosecutors she set the dog on him and that he was still receiving treatment. He denied starting the fight and said a witness could vouch for him. The woman admitted to hitting him and swinging the dog's lead, but denied swearing at him.
Gulf Insider
27-04-2025
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain: Unlicensed Hajj Trip Ends In Two Deaths
A man has been ordered to pay BD10,000 after running an unlicensed Hajj campaign that ended with two deaths. The ruling, handed down by the Second Lower Criminal Court and backed by the High Criminal Appeals Court, has now been upheld by the Court of Cassation. He took 80 people on the pilgrimage in 2023, charging each BD500. Neither the group nor its organiser had permission to travel under any recognised Hajj operator. The case surfaced after the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf raised a complaint during its routine checks on Hajj operations for the 1444 Hijri season. That year's pilgrimage, which fell in 2023, brought the man's unsanctioned tour to light. Two Bahraini pilgrims who died during the trip were later found to have travelled with the group in question. They were not listed among those authorised by the relevant bodies.
Daily Tribune
25-04-2025
- Daily Tribune
Unlicensed Hajj trip ends in two deaths
A man has been ordered to pay BD10,000 after running an unlicensed Hajj campaign that ended with two deaths. The ruling, handed down by the Second Lower Criminal Court and backed by the High Criminal Appeals Court, has now been upheld by the Court of Cassation. He took 80 people on the pilgrimage in 2023, charging each BD500. Neither the group nor its organiser had permission to travel under any recognised Hajj operator. The case surfaced after the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf raised a complaint during its routine checks on Hajj operations for the 1444 Hijri season. That year's pilgrimage, which fell in 2023, brought the man's unsanctioned tour to light. Two Bahraini pilgrims who died during the trip were later found to have travelled with the group in question. They were not listed among those authorised by the relevant bodies.
