Indian gets five-year jail term in Bahrain

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IANS Dubai
Last Updated : Oct 21 2013 | 3:16 PM IST

An Indian is among two expatriates who have been jailed by a Bahraini court for five years each for selling a banned psycho-stimulant drug.

High Criminal Court of Bahrain Sunday convicted the 41-year-old Indian manager and a Sri Lankan driver, 37, of selling the banned drug methamphetamine, the Gulf Daily News reported Monday.

The accused were also fined 3,000 Bahraini dinar (over $7,950).

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First Published: Oct 21 2013 | 3:14 PM IST

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