Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter
Two drug traffickers were arrested and prosecuted by Dubai courts for using heroin and marijuana.
In one of the cases, the drug trafficker was an Asian visitor who smuggled 1,258g of heroin into the country.
The 31-year-old defendant was nabbed by anti-narcotics teams after police raided his house.
155 transparent capsules of heroin were seized from the house.
The defendant confessed to using the drugs and was referred to criminal court to receive legal punishment.
In another case, a 25 years-old African salesman was held for trafficking 7.08g of marijuana.
At the time of arrest 8 marijuana rolls were found in the defendant's possession.
Defendant admitted that he had them for his personal use.