Egyptian Expat Arrested

An Egyptian taxi driver was arrested in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia in Khaitan area, reports Al-Rai daily. According to security sources, Farwaniya securitymen were patrolling Khaitan area when they suspected a taxi driver with a passenger and ordered him to pull over.

However, as soon as the driver stopped, the passenger jumped out of the taxi and started running. Securitymen chased him but he managed to escape. When they asked the taxi driver about the passenger, he said he did not know him.

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After securitymen asked the taxi driver for his civil ID card, they noticed a sachet containing a white substance in the driver’s pocket as he was pulling out his wallet. They checked him to find drugs and drug paraphernalia on him. During interrogations, the taxi driver admitted that the runaway passenger is his friend of the same nationality and that they were taking drugs inside the taxi. The taxi driver was arrested and referred to the Drugs Control General Department. An arrest warrant was issued against the other suspect.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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