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Six months jail for consuming drugs

The High Criminal Court sentenced a 58-year-old Bahraini man to six months behind bars along with BD500 fine for consuming drugs.

The defendant was arrested after police received a tip-off, which said he was possessing morphine stuffed cigarettes. Police officers are said to have seized 12 cigarettes from his apartment. They were hidden inside a jacket’s pocket.