Dubai: Nine people have been arrested in Bahrain after being found guilty of importing selective goods without paying taxes, importing and selling banned herbal materials, local media reported.
The nine suspects were also found guilty of engaging in commercial activities without a license. Accordingly, the Lower Criminal Court has handed them jail terms ranging from one to three years, ordered of them to pay BD5,000. In addition, expats suspects will also be deported after serving their terms.
The court has also ordered the confiscation of the prohibited materials and the seizure of monetary sums, Ministries and Public Entities Prosecution Chief said.
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A court has issued verdicts ranging from one to three years in prison against nine defendants, deporting foreigners among them, ordering one of them to pay BD5,000 as fine, and confiscating the prohibited materials and the seized monetary sums, Ministries and Public Entities Prosecution Chief has announced.
The nine suspects stood trial over charges of importing selective goods without paying taxes, importing and selling banned herbal materials, as well as engaging in commercial activities without a license.
Case documents reveal that the Public Prosecution had received a notification from the relevant security authorities, indicating that the suspects had imported cigarettes and herbal materials used as an alternative to smoking tobacco, and hid them from customs officers to evade paying tax.