WOMAN GETS LIFE PRISON IN DRUG-TRAFFICKING CASE

DUBAI -- The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance yesterday
sentenced a Kenyan woman, identified as S.H., 27, to life in prison
followed by deportation for possession of hashish with the intent of
trafficking.

According to court records, on August 20, 2007 the anti-narcotics
unit in Dubai Police was tipped off about an African woman who was in
possession of narcotics and was about to sell it to a source for Dh300.

"A trap was laid for the woman in Riqqa Street in Muraqqabat area. A
search carried out at her house revealed 0.61 grammes of hashish
along with tools used by drug addicts. She also admitted having
smoked hashish," a police officer testified.

The accused's urine sample showed traces of the drug.