Thirteen defendants appeared before the High Criminal Court in a major narcotics case, after the Anti-Narcotics Directorate said it dismantled a network involved in smuggling drugs into Bahrain and distributing them locally for profit. The court adjourned the case to 29 December and ordered the continued detention of the first to seventh defendants. The Public Prosecution charged the first defendant with possessing and trafficking narcotics during 2025, as well as holding drugs for personal use. The remaining defendants are accused of using narcotic and psychotropic substances. According to investigators, the first defendant sold drugs within his social circle. Arrests were carried out at several locations, with the second and fifth defendants detained at the King Fahd Causeway and the first defendant arrested later the same day. A search of his residence led to the arrest of the fourth defendant, who was found in the same building. Police said the third and ninth defendants were arrested when they went to a security directorate to enquire about the first and second defendants. Two days later, the fifth defendant was arrested at Bahrain International Airport, while the remaining suspects were detained on different dates. Further investigations indicated that the second defendant, his sister, […]