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A Dubai-based British disc jockey was yesterday jailed for four years after tests found traces of marijuana in his bloodstream.

The DJ, identified as 30-year-old AY, was charged with consuming drugs after Dubai Police’s anti-narcotics department received a tip-off from an informant.

When AY was arrested he was not found in possession of any drugs but traces were found in his blood. He was arrested in March in Jumeirah and claimed he had not smoked cannabis since December.

He denied the charges and said he consumed the drug at home in the UK during Christmas. However, prosecutors claimed a blood test showed he consumed the drug in the UAE.

AY, who has two weeks to appeal the sentence, is the latest DJ to fall foul of the Emirates’ drugs legislation. Three years ago, world-famous drum-and-bass DJ Raymond Bingham, also known as Grooverider, was handed a four-year sentence after being convicted of smuggling a marijuana cigarette into the country. Another British DJ was also convicted in 2008 of smoking hashish. The defendant admitted to court that he took the drug, but said it was before he arrived in the country.

The 24-year-old, identified as MT, was also arrested in March 2008 under similar circumstances. When no drugs were found, he was subjected to a blood test for drugs use. MT said he had smoked hashish given to him by a Lebanese friend three weeks before arriving in Dubai.


NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: The National Newspaper
Author: Awad Mustafa
Contact: The National Newspaper
Copyright: 2010 Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC.
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