Life for cannabis accused - 13th Apr 2009 2:13pm
Life for cannabis accused
A BRITON has been sentenced to life in prison in Kuwait after he was convicted of smuggling cannabis from Iraq where he worked as a civilian defence contractor.
Gareth Rutherford, 50, who was facing a possible death sentence, denied accusations that he tried to smuggle 49kg of hashish into Kuwait in the tyre of a car.
THE ECHO
A BRITON has been sentenced to life in prison in Kuwait after he was convicted of smuggling cannabis from Iraq where he worked as a civilian defence contractor.
Gareth Rutherford, 50, who was facing a possible death sentence, denied accusations that he tried to smuggle 49kg of hashish into Kuwait in the tyre of a car.
THE ECHO