Print Print | Email Email | Discuss this article ( Comments)
| Share |

Yemen court sentences drug smuggler to death

by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  on Saturday, 15 November 2008
DEATH SENTENCE: The defendeants pictured at the beginning of the trial in June. (Getty Images)
DEATH SENTENCE: The defendeants pictured at the beginning of the trial in June. (Getty Images)

A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced to death the head of a group of Iranian sailors held with a cargo of about 1.5 tonnes of hashish.

The court also issued jail sentences of 25 years each against 11 other Iranians and a crew member believed to be Pakistani, whose vessel had been seized by US-led naval forces and handed over to Yemeni authorities.

Both the prosecution and defence lawyers said they would appeal the sentences.

Story continues below ↓
advertisement

Iran is a major transit route for drugs from Afghanistan, a top producer of opium and hashish, to the West and Gulf Arab states. (Reuters)

| Share |
< Previous article
Nakheel completes design of Palm Deira bridges
Next article >
Lee Westwood wins Race to Dubai


MORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COM

TOP IN MIDDLE EAST CULTURE & SOCIETY

  1. UAE announces Eid and National Day holidays
  2. 30,000 Kuwait gov’t staff get pay without work - paper
  3. 69% of Mideast CFOs expect upturn in 2010
  4. Philippines cancels licences after Dubai jobs scandal
  5. Saudi Arabia expects 2.5m hajj pilgrims this year

TOP MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS STORIES

  1. Emirates NBD has $350m Saudi exposure - chief
  2. Kuwait to allocate Iran port to boost trade
  3. Sunseeker ME announces regional expansion plans
  4. US leisure giant to open first Mideast hotel
  5. Qatar-Bahrain causeway work to being Q1 2010

ALSO IN MIDDLE EAST CULTURE & SOCIETY

  1. Venezuelans tweet in traffic
  2. High quality services for UAE pilgrims in Medina
  3. IN PICS: Pilgrims gather in Makkah for hajj
  4. UAE announces Eid and National Day holidays
  5. IN PICS: Limited Edition Louis Vuitton

LATEST MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS NEWS

  1. Sport: Lee Westwood wins Race to Dubai
  2. Construction & Industry: Qatar signs $22.79bn rail deal with Deutsche Bahn
  3. Media & Marketing: Dubai developers see negative press reports decline
  4. Transportation: Kuwait to allocate Iran port to boost trade
  5. Retail: Sunseeker ME announces regional expansion plans

SHARE PRICE CHECK

 EMAIL ALERTS

  1. Culture & Society