The Dubai Court of First Instance rejected the 35-year-old Belgian visitor’s claim for leniency and sentenced him to four years in jail

A visitor, arrested on arrival at the airport for smuggling in a hashish-stuffed cigarette and some marijuana seeds, which he claimed is allowed in his country, has been jailed. The Dubai Court of First Instance rejected the 35-year-old Belgian visitor’s claim for leniency and sentenced him to four years in jail.
The accused will be deported after serving the jail term.
The accused earlier pleaded guilty to smuggling in and possessing drugs and asked Presiding Judge Saeed Salem Bin Sarm for leniency. "I am guilty... I embraced Islam in prison and I would like to ask you for forgiveness and mercy," the accused told the court.