DUBAI // A British man will spend four years in jail for smuggling 34 marijuana plants, Dubai Criminal Court ruled on Thursday.
F H, 39, confessed to smuggling the plants but said he had no intention of selling them as they were for his personal use. He was also convicted of possessing 270.3 grams of dried marijuana and with consuming marijuana.
Last month the court heard police were tipped-off about the Briton and he was arrested after plants between 36cm and 130cm in length were found at his home.
“When we got to his residence, we identified ourselves as police officers and asked him if he had any drugs. He said yes and showed us some he had hidden inside the microwave,” testified H A, a Dubai Police major.
He said the defendant also showed officers a number of plastic bottles, jars and a black box that all contained marijuana plants.
“A number of other plants he showed us were inside a drawer equipped with lights to provide the environment needed for the growth of the plants,” said the major.
Police also found a hard drive containing directions on how to grow marijuana plants.
“He told us he brought them from India through Dubai International Airport,” added H A.
The Briton will be deported after serving his term.
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