





Sting operation




The Criminal Court in the same session sentenced four Pakistanis to death after they were convicted of trafficking drugs into the UAE.

The first suspect was arrested after he swallowed 26 capsules of half a kilogramme of heroin.

The suspect arrived in RAK and contacted a friend to help him sell the drugs. The second suspect persuaded the third and fourth to get involved in selling the drugs, then they would share the money.

RAK Police were tipped off and recruited an undercover agent to trap the suspects.

During the undercover operation, police raided the area, arrested the suspects and seized the drugs.

The four suspects confessed, with the first providing details of the smuggling operation and how he recruited the others.

The court official said this was the first time the RAK Court had sentenced five people to death on drug charges in a single hearing. He added the suspects will have an automatic appeal against the court ruling, but if rejected, the execution will be carried out.