Poesia [ ] T Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Briton jailed for four years in Dubai after customs find cannabis weighing less than a grain of sugar under his shoe By BETH HALE - More by this author » Last updated at 23:29pm on 7th February 2008 Comments (1) Jailed: Keith Brown had a speck of cannabis on his shoe A father-of-three who was found with a microscopic speck of cannabis stuck to the bottom of one of his shoes has been sentenced to four years in a Dubai prison. Keith Brown, a council youth development officer, was travelling through the United Arab Emirates on his way back to England when he was stopped as he walked through Dubai's main airport. A search by customs officials uncovered a speck of cannabis weighing just 0.003g - so small it would be invisible to the naked eye and weighing less than a grain of sugar - on the tread of one of his shoes. Dubai International Airport is a major hub for the Middle East and thousands of Britons pass through it every year to holiday in the glamorous beach and shopping haven. But many of those tourists and business travellers are likely to be unaware of the strict zero-tolerance drugs policy in the UAE. One man has even been jailed for possession of three poppy seeds left over from a bread roll he ate at Heathrow Airport. Painkiller codeine is also banned. If suspicious of a traveller, customs officials can use high-tech equipment to uncover even the slightest trace of drugs. Mr Brown was detained and arrested in September last year and has been held in a cell with three other men in the city prison ever since. This week the youth worker, who has two young children and a partner at home in Smethwick, West Midlands, was sentenced to four years in prison. A 25-year-old Briton who was found with a similar speck in one pocket as he arrived on holiday has been awaiting sentence since November. Meanwhile a Big Brother TV executive has so far been held without charge for five days after being arrested for possessing the health supplement melatonin. The authorities claim to have discovered 0.01g of hashish in his luggage. Last night Mr Brown's brother Lee said his case "defied belief". "For that sort of amount common sense should prevail, from where it was found it was obviously something that had been crushed on the floor - it could have come from anywhere." Rastafarian Mr Brown had been returning from a short trip to Ethiopia, where one of his children lives and where he owns property. He was travelling with his partner Imani, who was also stopped and detained for more than a week. Normally he flew direct to and from the UK, but decided to stop off in Dubai. "He was incensed when he called me," said driving instructor Lee, 57. "It would be funny if the circumstances weren't so unpleasant. "Bugs are crawling out of his mattress when he's sleeping. His family are frantic with worry and can't call him." Last night campaign group Fair Trials International advised visitors to Dubai and Abu Dhabi to "take extreme caution". Chief Executive Catherine Wolthuizen said: "We have seen a steep increase in such cases over the last 18 months. "Customs authorities are using highly sensitive new equipment to conduct extremely thorough searches on travellers and if they find any amount - no matter how minute - it will be enough to attract a mandatory four-year prison sentence." Mrs Wolthuizen added: "We even have reports of the imprisonment of a Swiss man for 'possession' of three poppy seeds on his clothing after he ate a bread roll at Heathrow. "What many travellers may not realise is that they can be deemed to be in possession of such banned substances if they can be detected in their urine or bloodstream, or even in tiny, trace amounts on their person." Only two months after Mr Brown was stopped economics graduate Robert Dalton was detained in almost identical circumstances. Mr Dalton, from Gravesend, on Kent was with two friends when he was stopped and asked to empty his pockets. Officials found 0.03g of cannabis in a small amount of fluff. He is currently on trial and if convicted, is likely receive a four-year prison sentence. Held: A campaign is underway to secure the release of Cat Le-Huy from a Dubai jail Last night his brother Peter, 26, told how it took 24 hours to find out why he had been stopped. "As we understand, the amount of cannabis was barely visible to the human eye and was at the bottom of the pocket of an old pair of jeans. "He's not a drug user, but he goes clubbing and the speck was so small." Last week Cat Le-Huy, a London-based German national, was arrested on arrival at the airport. Mr Le-Huy, 31, head of technology with Big Brother production company Endemol, was arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs after customs officers found melatonin, a health supplement used for jet lag available over the counter both in Dubai and in the US. Authorities also claim they discovered fragments in one of his bags which they believe to be hashish. Fair Trials International said the amount was 0.01g. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=512815&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 what a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 you can do anything you want when you control the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadWithNames Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 four years? thats nonsense to the highest degree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Fuck that, talk about zero tolerance. In all those cases there is no proof they used sold or possessed drugs. Make sure to clean your shoes and buy new clothes that money was never inside of the pockets or you'll end up with a bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shai_hulud Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I would slap the FUCK out of the judge that tried to pull that one on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 At least we're not that backwards. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawood Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 that's uncalled for , man..... wtf is that all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 did they pull out a microscope or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 " mr. shai sir we all have a sweet tooth but what on earth were you doing with 7 pounds of brownies? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shai_hulud Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 "Ummmm...they were for the kids?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ape Shit Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 At least we're not that backwards. Yet. Sad but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shai_hulud Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I guess I better steer clear of Dubai. My skin is probably permeated with a lot- a LOT- of THC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 ah Dubai, the land of retarded excess i guess that carries over to excessive behavior in law as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 Place is still amazing. I hear you have to walk over bridges onto the ocean towards the islands to drink liquor. Religion runs this city. Worlds only 7 star Hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 america should invade that country next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spectr Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 looks like I am never going to dubai... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 that is ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Kinkaid Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Let's bomb them. That'll show 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 Tennis Court Dubai 2009 Dubai Rapist Dubai Prostitutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Step8 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Free Grooverider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 you guys are tripping America and Dubai practically sleep in the same bed and that hotel is like $2000 a night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boner9000 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 call me crazy but i think this has more to do with the authorities selectively choosing who they do and do not want in their country rather than enforcing the law... a speck of weed on dude's shoe?? think of the trace amounts of drugs on their currencies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omniscient Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Seven star hotels Although the Burj Al Arab characterizes itself as the world's only "7-Star Hotel", several "7-Star" hotels are under construction. These include the Morgan Plaza to be finished in Beijing (China) in March 2008, the Flower of the East under construction in Kish, Iran,[3] The Centaurus Complex under construction in Islamabad, Pakistan[4] and the Pentominium, a complex planned for Metro Manila and The Royalties Castle for Davao City in the Philippines.[5] [edit] Controversy The expansion beyond the traditional "five star" rating has led to commentators questioning if it is simply more puffery or sales hype. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_(classification) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MekA_OnES? Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 This is really upsetting to hear.....fuck those sand niggas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeBee Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 My boy's mom met some dude from Dubai online and left her family to go live there...I assume that dude is payed out the ass That is all I hafta say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Bomb them. Bomb them to the fucking ground. It's things like this that makes people hate Islam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 At least we're not that backwards. Yet. Give it a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Shit is getting crazy twisted more and more. Selling fear is big business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brady's Smile Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 T;6078638']Place is still amazing. I hear you have to walk over bridges onto the ocean towards the islands to drink liquor. Religion runs this city. Worlds only 7 star Hotel That's serious business, seen something on TV about Dubai a while back. Always been on my mind. Really cool looking place or maybe it's just the area around that hotel and beach. I'm sure the food is horrrible, Indian food? How 'bout NO. -J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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