Drug peddling case postponed

Manama : The case of a vegetable seller, who was accused of peddling drugs in his shop, was postponed to December 31 by the First Higher Criminal Court to hear witnesses testimonies.

According to court files, the Asian national was caught red-handed at his shop in Hoora last September while transferring BD120 worth of Marijuana. He was accused by the Public Prosecution of possessing and selling Marijuana and Hashish.

The defence attorney expressed his objection to the accusation as “no translator was assigned during the interrogation as per the Bahraini law”.

However, the judges postponed the case to December 31 and ordered to summon the witnesses involved in the case.