By Staff

A criminal court in Abu Dhabi sentenced a Bangladeshi man to death after he was convicted of smuggling about 1.5 kg of Marijuana into the country.



The court sentenced another Arab defendant to four years in prison on charges of possessing hashish while a third defendant was acquitted.



Police had set a trap for the three following a tip-off that they possessed narcotics. Newspapers said the Bangladeshi told court he was paid Dh6,000 by the Arab defendant to bring the drug but he did not produce evidence.

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