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An expatriate man is on trial at the High Criminal Court for allegedly importing and possessing narcotic substances for trafficking purposes.
According to court documents, the accused, a Bangladeshi labourer, allegedly received a parcel sent from a European country containing narcotic substances weighing 2.07kg concealed inside.
The parcel was detected by a customs officer during an inspection of an air shipment destined for a shipping company after authorities received a notification that one of the packages was suspected of containing narcotic substances.
Upon opening and examining the parcel, authorities discovered a plastic container filled with a liquid substance, believed to be a narcotic.
Officers immediately co-ordinated with the shipping company to arrange the arrest of the intended recipient, who was identified as a Bangladeshi labourer. They called the telephone number listed on the parcel and the defendant allegedly answered, confirming that it belonged to him.
He then agreed with a representative of the company on a location where he would collect the package.
At the agreed time and place, police officers moved in to arrest the recipient. The labourer arrived and signed the collection form before officers identified themselves and informed him of their official duties. He complied and was taken into custody.
Police subsequently accompanied him to his residence, where a search allegedly uncovered 13 cartons containing 146 glass containers filled with a substance believed to be narcotic, weighing approximately 4.3kg.
Officers also found 26 packages and sheets of paper saturated with a narcotic substance weighing 13.9kg, as well as a contaminated medical syringe and a number of plastic containers.
The defendant was later questioned by the Public Prosecution, during which he allegedly confessed to the charges.
According to court records, he stated that he had imported narcotic and psychotropic substances by concealing them inside postal parcels using sophisticated methods intended to evade detection by security authorities.
He allegedly admitted that he would then divide and repackage the substances before distributing them in exchange for money. He also reportedly acknowledged ordering the parcel at the centre of the case.
The Public Prosecution charged the defendant with importing, possessing and holding narcotic substances for the purpose of trafficking.
He was referred to the High Criminal Court for trial on Sunday.
The case has been adjourned until Sunday for further deliberation.
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