A verdict date has been set in the case of a man who has been accused of selling and distributing hashish, methamphetamine and other psychedelic substances.
The Bahraini is standing trial at the High Criminal Court, where he has also been charged with dealing in alprazolam, pregabalin and lyrica.
The 34-year-old retiree from Bilad Al Qadeem was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Directorate in Juffair.
According to court documents, an officer of the directorate testified that they received information from a secret source claiming that the man was dealing in illicit drugs.
An investigation was launched which led to his identification, following which the directorate asked the Public Prosecution for warrants to detain the man and search his residence in Bilad Al Qadeem.
A task force was formed that confronted the suspect as he was driving up to a building in Juffair.
They arrested him and inspected his belongings, finding an envelope filled with a dark herbal substance, believed to be 2.73 grams of hashish.
Officers also found a plastic bag of crystalline substance, later confirmed to be 1.72 grams of shabu, and BD23 believed to be proceeds from sale and distribution of drugs.
An inspection of the accused’s car revealed nine more envelopes that contained around 46.5 grams of hashish, a weighing scale and 14 lyrica pills.
A number of empty plastic bags, envelopes, two plastic bottles, all of which were reportedly used in the preparation and sale of drugs, in addition to alprazolam and pregabalin were seized.
Upon interrogation, the man said he was part of a network of criminals that smuggled and dealt in drugs in the kingdom using the dead drop method.
A ‘dead drop’ is a pre-arranged hiding place used to secretly exchange items or information.
The court heard that the man would receive the drugs, prepare them for sale, and then distribute them around Bahrain using dead drop locations in exchange for money.
He admitted to the charges against him and was referred to the Public Prosecution for trial last month.
During the previous session, it was revealed that the accused had a history of dealing in drugs, with Public Prosecution calling for the maximum penalty – a five-year prison sentence and a BD1,000 fine.
He will learn his fate at the end of the month with a verdict set to be given on June 30.
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