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Man sentenced to five years for smuggling weed

  • Sana Hussain
  • January 7, 2021
The accused claimed he was duped into bringing the drugs into Qatar. An Asian man was sentenced to five years in prison and subsequent deportation after he was convicted for…
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Customs police thwart narcotic pills smuggling attempt

  • Asmahan Qarjouli
  • October 13, 2020
Criminals attempted to smuggle illegal pills hidden in shoes. The Air Cargo and Private Airports Customs in Qatar thwarted an attempt to smuggle illegal narcotic pills into the country, officials…
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Woman jailed for drug smuggling in Qatar blames system for plight

  • Riham Sheble and Victoria Scott
  • February 6, 2016
A Colombian woman serving a 15-year jail term in Qatar said she is innocent of drug trafficking and that lack of legal help and translation during her arrest, trial and appeal have led to her being unable to challenge her current status.
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Qatar mulls harsher penalties for drug dealers caught selling to youth

  • Heba Fahmy
  • July 27, 2015
In an interview published in Al Sharq today, Amr Aly Al Hemeidy, assistant director of the Ministry of Interior's narcotics department, said that the most dangerous drugs used by addicts in Qatar are cocaine, heroine and morphine.
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Report: Airport drug seizures in Qatar climb in 2014

  • Peter Kovessy
  • January 31, 2015
Despite harsh penalties, Qatar continues to be a growing transit and destination point for drug smugglers, in part as it expands as a transit hub internationally.
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Customs officials foil attempts to smuggle 17kg of drugs into Qatar

  • Doha News Team
  • July 16, 2012
Airport customs officials have thwarted attempts by three men to smuggle some 17kg (37lb) of drugs, mostly marijuana, into Qatar, authorities announced. The busts of three men, all hailing from…
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Qatar combats reputation as drug trafficking transit point

  • Doha News Team
  • May 6, 2012
Qatar has foiled some 50 attempts to smuggle drugs through its airport this year, most recently catching a woman transiting through Doha with 6,000 pills, officials have said. The country,…
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Filipino drug traffickers “operating” in Qatar

  • Doha News Team
  • June 13, 2011
Filipino drug traffickers “operating” in Qatar Drug traffickers from the Philippines have been smuggling narcotics to Qatar and elsewhere in the region, according to a new report in the Philippine…
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