DOHA: Qatar Criminal Court has handed down a three year jail term and a fine of QR200,000 to an Asian expatriate found guilty of trying to smuggle drugs hidden in a pair of shoes kept in his bag while entering Qatar, here the other day. He will also be deported after the completion of the imprisonment.
The court found evidence that the convict was planning to deliver the Indian hemp to some customers in the country. He came to Doha from an Asian country on a Gulf airline. The person was caught at an inspection point of the Arrivals Hall by an alert customs official, who on suspicion checked his bag.
The convict claimed he had no information of the hidden narcotic and said the shoes were given to him by someone in his country to be delivered to a person in Doha. However the court found enough evidence to prove that he knew about the narcotic material hidden in the shoes.
