Dubai: Visitor given 10 years in jail, Dh50,000 fine for having vials of cocaine

 

The 35-year-old will be deported after serving his sentence

The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld the Court of First Instance's ruling sentencing the Asian man to 10 years in prison and a Dh50,000 fine. The 35-year-old possessed three vials containing 4,550 milligrams of a red liquid that turned out to be cocaine. He will be deported after serving his sentence.