Two Lebanese, Indian sentenced to death in separate drug trafficking, smuggling cases
The Criminal Court has sentenced two Lebanese and an Indian to death in two separate cases of drug trafficking and possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances.
In the first case, two Lebanese men were convicted of possessing and trafficking narcotics and psychotropic substances, and drugs. The men were arrested after receiving a tip-off.
A search during the operation uncovered two kilos of marijuana, 400 grams of hashish, half a kilogram of synthetic cannabinoids, 6,000 Lyrica capsules, three precision scales and a quantity of polyethylene bags used for packaging drugs.
In the second case, an Indian was sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle psychotropic substances concealed in 100 A4 sheets of paper saturated with the substances. The sheets were hidden inside a shipment of shoe cartons arriving from abroad via a parcel service.
The man was apprehended following cooperation between customs officials and anti-narcotics officers.
