Eight drugs dealers, 3 Africans, to face court in Yemen

HADRAMOUT, Oct 27(Saba) - The authorities in Yemen's eastern province of Hadramout have completed investigating eight drug dealers including three Africans, with the group to be turned over to the
Prosecution.

The Africans were a Somali, a Tanzanian, and a Kenyan, and they were
arrested
along with the other Yemeni dealers off the Al-Shehr port with 1.680 ton of drugs.
They are expected in court soon. In June, the navy seized two fishing boats carrying
a
huge stash of drugs hidden in 162 bags. The two boats were apprehended 13 nautical
miles off the port of Shehr city in Hadramout. In May, the Public Prosecution
destroyed
four tonnes of hashish and six million pills of amphetamines. The drugs quantities
were said would be sold for over $ 83 million. About 75 suspects including 47
Yemenis,
12 Pakistanis, 10 Iranians, 2 Syrians, 2 Saudis and a Eritrean and Ethiopian, have
faced drugs trafficking and trade charges in the country in recent months. The
trials of
some of the suspected dealers have been completed with some sentenced to death and
others to years in prison. Other trials are still under process. FR