Distributing shabu, court confirms 5-year jail term for Bahraini woman

TDT | Manama

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Top Bahraini court rejected an appeal challenging a fiveyear jail term and a BD3,000 fine awarded to a Bahraini woman for peddling banned drugs in the Kingdom.

The Cassation Court, Bahrain’s highest court, issued the verdict in the appeal filed by a 48-year-old woman.

Court files say the woman is guilty of delivering drugs known as shabu to a Pakistan-based man. Cops arrested the woman, who claimed to be an entrepreneur, with 100 grams of shabu in her possession. Investigation revealed that the drug was for distribution all around the Kingdom.

The woman landed in police custody after authorities kick-started an investigation into a tip-off received.

Police, after identifying her, also secured a search warrant for the apartment the woman was staying.

During the search, police also managed to confiscate shabu from there.

Police then took her into custody and subjected her to a drug test.

The test returned positive results for banned drugs in her body.

However, when confronted with evidence, the woman told investigators that she was a businesswoman.

“I am a businesswoman, and I was delivering the shabu for free,” she said.