Man gets life prison sentence, MVR 100k fine for drugs
The fine must be paid to Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) in a year.
A man was sentenced to life in prison and fined MVR 100,000 by the Criminal Court on Tuesday for finding 9 grams of drugs in a cigarette box he threw away when he was stopped by police two years ago.
The Criminal Court sentenced Hassan Sifah to life imprisonment and a fine of MVR 100,000.
The fine must be paid to Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) in a year.
After deducting the days spent in jail, the sentence is 24 years and 11 months in jail.
The court ruling reveals that:
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The incident happened on February 7, 2022
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He was stopped because his motorcycle did not have two mirrors
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When police saw him, he threw a box of cigarettes on the street and ran away
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The cigarette box was searched in his presence
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95 rubber packets of drugs were found in the cigarette box
