A Filipina, who was arrested for supplying illegal substances to her boyfriend, has been slapped with five years of imprisonment and Dh20,000 fine.
The Dubai Court of First Instance found the 29-year-old jobless Filipina guilty of possessing 0.8 gram of methamphetamine, consuming amphetamine and methamphetamine, and enabling her boyfriend to use illegal drugs, Gulf News’ Bassam Za’za, legal and court correspondent, reported.
The Filipina will face deportation after serving jail terms.
In May, Dubai authorities arrested the Filipina and her boyfriend at the former’s flat, where tiny quantities of amphetamine and methamphetamine were hidden a case of eyewear.
“During questioning, the man said the woman had supplied him with methamphetamine that he consumed at the flat. The accused admitted that she got the banned substance from a third suspect, who remained at large,” the report quoted a Dubai police lieutenant as saying.
The Filipina admitted to the crime when she appeared before the court on August 15.
Meanwhile, her boyfriend was tried for consuming illegal drugs before the Dubai Misdemeanour Court.
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