Grooverider facing 4 years in Dubai prison

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

It’s a load of shit, I’ve been in the Drum & Bass scene since I was 14, Grooverider has given the scene a hell of a lot. Big parties, raves that are unforgettable, I don’t care if you don’t like D&B, he’s a veteran in the game and true to the cause. The UK music scene is grateful of this guy.

Arabs in general have given us religious hatred, un-equal human rights and shit food. To name but a few things.

Fuck em
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Here's how it works:

Abdul the security man: "Ahh, here is the big shot DJ, let me see what I can find.".

"Mr. Grooverider, this is a most terrible thing, look at what I have found in your baggage. I am afraid I will have no option other than to lock you in jail for four years. No I must insist on seeing your passport.".

Hands over passport, Abdul leafs through it, fails to find £50 note.

"This is not good enough, are you sure you have no other paperwork you would like to be showing me? I am a hard working person with many children to feed."

Grooverider: "Huh? What?"

Abdul: "Yes, on what they pay me it is a wonder I am able to put food on the table. Now, you are sure there is no other paperwork you wish to give me?"

Grooverider: "Well, no."

Abdul: "In that case, straight to jail for you." . Wanders off to find someone who can take a hint if he is slapped across the face with it.
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

I doubt you could bribe them in Dubai, they get rewarded for discovering contraband. Customs always seems pretty tight even in third world countries.

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GhostRider · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Karma :

Same goes for Thailand, some of the most corrupt police in the world, you can pay your way out of a murder charge.....though that doesnt mean its gonna be cheap by any means.....

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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

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They should start arresting anyone with paper currency, seeing as some of it will definitely have 0.03g of coke on it. Slightly ridiculous, but no sympathy for Grooverider. Everyone knows just how illegal cannabis is in certain countries, taking even a 10 bag over is a bit stupid.

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

he didnt take over a ten bag, he just had a few specks of it in amongst his records

im curious what they would have done if they hadnt found any trace of drugs, but had just found the porn

does porn get you 2 years ??
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

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Dubai pardons Briton 'with cannabis on shoe'

43-year-old Briton arrested at Dubai airport with 0.003 grams of cannabis on shoe sole pardoned.

DUBAI - A British man sentenced to four years in jail in the Gulf emirate of Dubai for having a tiny amount of cannabis stuck to his shoe has been pardoned, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Andrew Brown was released early from prison in the Western-orientated emirate which is a popular destination for British tourists, the English language 7Days reported, without stating how much of the jail term he served.

The 43-year-old was arrested in September at Dubai International Airport after customs officers found 0.003 grams (0.0001 ounces) of cannabis on the sole of one his shoes.

The UAE imposes tough penalties for all drug-related offences. Four years is the usual sentence for possession while trafficking carries the death penalty.

The Gulf News reported on February 19 that a Dubai court had sentenced British dance DJ Grooverider to four years in prison for drug possession.

The newspaper said 2.16 grammes (0.076 ounces) of marijuana was found in his luggage at the airport in November when he arrived to perform a gig in the emirate.

https://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24522

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Harold_Shand · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Karma :

Aye but the media and their knowledge of drug prices is like looking to Parkers for the price of car, usually well over the top. Anecotal, but I rememeber something along the lines of 'Cannabis with a street value of £xxxxxx was discovered' and it working out to something like £25 an eighth.
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

That reminds me when me and a mate bought a hundred pills. The guy weighed them out as opposed to counting them. When we got back we counted out 200 Laughing

As we were about to call him, he called us to say the filth had raided his house and the dirty bastards had pinched a hundred of his pills.

Needless to say the ensuing weeks were.....fun Laughing

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Those Vietnamese growhouses are everywhere, ones being closed down daily yet the supply of weed isn't really affected. God knows how many there actually are but the sooner they're no longer attracted to this country the better.

They're only here because of the black market demand for cannabis, which in itself is created by prohibition. There's one very easy way the government could get rid of them all in one go, without needing to waste stupid amounts of police resources in raiding them. Plus it'd also see lots of drug dealers out of jobs.

Grow houses seem to often be run by fools though. They're dangerous with their bypassing the meter, plus there's only so long an address can manage having 0 electricity usage before someone twigs that something isn't right. And that leccy they're using for free will be paid for by the rest of the population. Getting busted cos of the smell sounds a very newbie mistake!

Then there's the ones who get busted cos they're still got xmas decorations up in February. Laughing

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Harold_Shand · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Karma :

I've said it before and I'll no doubt say it again... but if you smoke weed, you ought to be growing your own, like.

Cut out all this madness that goes on.

If I was PM ( Very Happy

) I'd sling anyone that had weed on them, in the street in Nick, but slyly promote growing your own and smoking it in your own home.
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