An African will spend 10 years behind bars for attempting to smuggle 1.18kg narcotics at Dubai airport.
The event happened back in January when a customs inspector detected a suspicious item in the suitcase of a 45-year-old visitor.
The inspector asked the woman if she had any prohibited items or materials that she wanted to declare.
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He said three rolls of cocaine were discovered at the bottom of baggage after inspection.
The visitor denied knowledge about the items found in her suitcase adding that she bought it a day before flying to Dubai.
She maintained that she went to UAE to work in a garment trading company.
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The visitor was then referred to the Dubai Police anti-narcotics department.
The Dubai Criminal Court issued 10-year imprisonment for African woman to be followed by deportation and fined her Dhs50,000 for possession of narcotics. (AW)
