Asian held for receiving drug pills packed in envelopes

In a rare case, an Asian man brought banned narcotic pills to the Kingdom in envelopes sent via air cargo, it was revealed. According to court files, the defendant received 2,000 pills in nine separate envelopes, which were detected through the X-ray facility at Bahrain International Airport after arriving via the air cargo. “The envelopes stirred suspicions, therefore I marked them. I left them aside so they can be inspected through the X-ray facility to determine their contents,” the customs official who uncovered the attempt told prosecutors.

“After we knew the contents of the shipment, we texted the supposed recipient. When he arrived, we asked him what the enveloped included. “He told us that there were clothes and other personal belongings. He claimed that the shipment was sent to him by his brother,” he added. The Asian man was arrested as soon as the envelopes were opened in front of him as they were found to have different items than the ones he claimed.

“He later told us that his friend had contacted him and requested him to receive the shipment and deliver it to someone in Manama,” the official stated.