Man jailed for smuggling drugs into Bahrain

A Bangladeshi man agreed to smuggle around 2,400 narcotic pills in return for a free trip to Bahrain, the court heard. This was unveiled during the trial of the man before the First High Criminal Court, which sentenced him to five years of imprisonment, to pay BD3,000 and permanent deportation.

According to court files, the defendant was arrested on December 22, 2018, upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport, coming from Dhaka.   At the airport and while at the airport security check queue, an officer of the Customs Department turned suspicious about the defendant’s luggage, as the officer reportedly noticed unusual objects in the pull handle and bars of the man’s suitcase.

Further inspection of the handlebar of the suitcase showed that the defendant had concealed 2,379 narcotic pills. Laboratory examination of the pills proved that the pills consisted of Methamphetamine. He was immediately referred to interrogation and later to the Public Prosecution.

He told the interrogators that he smuggled the pills for a fellow Bangladeshi man, who allegedly paid for the man’s flight tickets and gave him an amount in cash (not specified).