UAE: SAUDI JUDGE, WIFE HELD FOR POSSESSING, USING DRUGS
(ANSAmed) - DUBAI, AUGUST 4 - A senior Saudi judge and his
wife were arrested in Dubai for allegedly possessing and using
drugs, according to a police source as reported by Khaleej Times
online. He said that the accused was a judge who served as a
head of Shariah court in Saudi Arabia. Currently in the custody
of Bur Dubai police station, Hamad Salim bin Naif, the accused
was arrested from a hotel in Bur Dubai. Some hashish was
allegedly found in his possession at the time of his arrest, the
source added.
The police acted on a tip off that the suspect had arrived in
the UAE recently on a visit had hashish in his possesion. The
police CID officials tracked down the suspect and raided his
room in the hotel on Friday night after seeking permission from
the Dubai Public Prosecution, the source added. The police
recovered 4 grammes of hashish from his bag. Both the accused
and his wife were then referred to the Bur Dubai Police Station.
During interrogation, the accused said that he had brought the
hashish from Saudi Arabia. He confessed that he and his
42-year-old Moroccon wife used drugs and the confiscated hashish
was for their personal use only. (ANSAmed).
2008-08-04 16:19