{"id":68688,"date":"2024-12-16T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=68688"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:40:27","slug":"nigerian-man-and-gambian-wife-jailed-for-life-in-dubai-fined-dh500000-each-for-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/16\/nigerian-man-and-gambian-wife-jailed-for-life-in-dubai-fined-dh500000-each-for-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Man And Gambian Wife Jailed For Life in Dubai, Fined Dh500,000 Each For Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tori.ng\/userfiles\/image\/2024\/dec\/15\/uae%20prison.jpg\" alt=\"Drug Smuggling\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A married couple,\u00a0 a 27-year-old Gambian woman and a 35-year-old Nigerian man, has been sentenced to life in prison and fined Dh500,000 each for attempting to smuggle 4.2kg of marijuana into the UAE.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The couple was arrested at Dubai International Airport on January 2, 2024, following a routine customs inspection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The incident began when customs officers noticed an unusual density in the luggage of the woman. Upon closer inspection, authorities discovered 4,290.86 grams of marijuana hidden inside several vehicle filters. The suspect was then immediately detained for questioning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Further investigation revealed that the marijuana was intended for the Nigerian man, who was arrested in Dubai\u2019s Naif area while trying to collect the package from a cargo service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">During the trial, the court examined evidence including forensic reports, digital communication linking the Nigerian suspect to the shipment, and witness testimonies from customs officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Initially, the suspects denied knowledge of the drugs. However, despite their claims of ignorance about the contents of the shipment, the court dismissed their defence. The court found their argument implausible, particularly as both individuals were found to have been using cocaine, which invalidated their argument of unawareness or lack of consent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The court also noted that the couple had knowledge of previous drug shipments in August and November of the previous year, further linking them to the crime. Additionally, digital communications were presented as evidence, which the court said confirmed their intent to smuggle drugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On November 28 of this year, the Dubai Criminal Court convicted both individuals on drug smuggling charges, sentencing them to life imprisonment followed by deportation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In addition to the prison terms, they were each fined Dh500,000. If they are unable to pay the fine, they will serve one additional day in prison for every Dh100 of the total fine amount.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The confiscated drugs were also ordered to be destroyed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>A married couple,\u00a0 a 27-year-old Gambian woman and a 35-year-old Nigerian man, has been sentenced to life in prison and fined Dh500,000&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Prison-Dubai.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68689,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68688\/revisions\/68689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}