Drug dealer jailed, fined BD1,000

TDT | Manama

A Bahraini man was sentenced to five years behind bars by the Fourth High Criminal Court yesterday for selling BD100 worth of drugs to a secret informant. The Court additionally fined the man BD1,000 for the same charge. The defendant was caught while in the act last February selling a bag of methamphetamine, a drug locally known as shabu.

A piece of hashish was also found in his possession. The deal with the defendant was arranged by the Anti-Narcotics Department in the Interior Ministry, which employed a secret informant to contact the defendant. The informant communicated with the man and agreed to meet at a certain location, where undercover policemen waited.

The defendant handed over the bag and collected the money from the informant, while the policemen looked on. A few minutes later, the police took the man by surprise and arrested him. In the interrogation of the Public Prosecution, the man confessed to the charges against him.

The court decided to impose a maximum punishment against the defendant, as per Article 66 of the Penal Code, which states: “Where several offences are committed for one purpose only and where they are so closely related, they shall be regarded as a single offence which shall be subject to the harshest penalty.”