Bodybuilder to spend four years in jail
By Bassam Za'za', Staff Reporter
Dubai: A court has confirmed that a bodybuilder who was caught with 2.75 grams of hashish in his possession will have to spend four years in prison.
The Dubai Court of Appeal confirmed the initial guilty verdict and said the 31-year-old Egyptian visitor, identified as R.N., would be deported after serving his jail term. The drugs were caught in his possession at Dubai International Airport.
He earlier told the Court of First Instance he did not know the drugs were in his bag and he was not planning to use them in Dubai.
He told the court he bought his air ticket in Bahrain and was not planning to stay in Dubai more than 24 hours. His laywer earlier asked the court to admit R.N., who suffers from hepatitis C, to hospital for a check-up.
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