A MAN appeared at the High Criminal Court for the first time yesterday for allegedly attempting to smuggle 100 methamphetamine capsules in his stomach.
The 21-year-old Pakistani was arrested at Bahrain International Airport when he raised suspicion after being asked by Customs officers if he had anything to declare.
“The defendant was clearly very nervous when he arrived,” according to a Customs officer.
“But after checking his luggage, we did not find anything and were about to clear him for entry.
“As a final question, we asked the defendant if he had anything to declare, and he responded by saying, ‘I did not bring any drugs’.”
According to the officer, that made him and his colleagues suspicious, and the man was taken to the medical facility at the police fort for x-rays.
“X-ray imaging found capsules inside his guts, and he was taken to Salmaniya Medical Centre (SMC) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to further confirm that,” said an officer from the anti-narcotics directorate.
“Under the supervision of SMC doctors, he eventually excreted 100 tables of methamphetamine.”
The labourer who lives in Buquwah was charged with importing and possessing narcotics with the intention of selling them.
Court documents said that the defendant was part of a larger drug network.
The trial was adjourned to next Sunday.
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