DOHA: A criminal court has sentenced a Sri Lankan to six months in jail and fined QR10,000 for drug peddling, Al Raya reported yesterday. The man was also ordered to be deported after serving the jail term.
The Anti-Drug Enforcement Department was informed that an individual had struck a drug deal worth QR1,050 with a source and the delivery would take place at Al Najma. A police team in plain cloths was deployed to accompany the source to the site of the delivery. Later the source called the convict who told on the phone that he would be there in 10 minutes.
After a while the man appeared carrying a transparent and medium-sized nylon bag.
The source took the bag and paid QR1,050 and a signal was given to the waiting police team that the deal was done.
A dried herbal material that looked like marijuana was in the bag.
The convict was arrested and the money he received from this drug deal was found in his pocket.
Laboratory test reports confirmed that the seized material was 45g of cannabis and when it dries up it is known as marijuana.
The Peninsula
