Expat was caught in possession of 2.5kg of hashish, Arabic daily Arrayah reported.

He was caught by custom officers while he tried to enter country through Abu Samra border post.

Yesterday Doha Criminal Court sentenced him to 15 years in jail and imposed a fine of QR500,000 . Court has ordered his subsequent deportation as well upon serving the sentence.

Daily reports that accused had kept drugs hidden in the rear of his vehicle and blood test also confirmed that he habitually consumed drugs as well. 

Court has convicted him on based of drugs recovery and testimony from custom officers 

During the course of investigation he had admitted taking drugs but denied smuggling them into the country. He claimed that the vehicle had been rented and he had no information about the drugs in his vehicle.

Last month customs officer at Hamad International Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle Marijuana that was hidden in the suitcase of a traveler when a woman into the country. 

The marijuana was seized and the traveller was referred to the concerned security department for necessary legal procedures.

The value of contraband was estimated to be more than 1million QAR in black market.

Most of drugs seized in Qatar came through the sea where smugglers use high-speed cruisers and weapons.

At current levels, world heroin consumption (340 tons) and seizures represent an annual flow of 430-450 tons of heroin into the global heroin market. While approximately 5 tons are consumed and seized in Afghanistan, the remaining bulk of 375 tons is trafficked worldwide via routes flowing into and through the countries neighbouring Afghanistan.(UN Report)

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