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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Annalyn Zoglmann

Law Student Mia O'Brien, 23, Jailed for 25 Years in Dubai Prison After Being Found with 50g of Cocaine

Mia OBrien Dubai Prison Cocaine Danielle McKenna FCDO United Kingdom Central Prison Facebook UAE
Mia O’Brien, 23, was sentenced to 25 years in Dubai’s Central prison after being caught with 50g of cocaine. Her family is fighting to appeal the verdict. (Credit: Facebook)

KEY POINTS

  • O'Brien's appeal is pending as her family pleads for justice and public support.
  • Her family denies the charges, claiming the trial was held in Arabic and was unjust.
  • UK's FCDO warns travellers of the UAE's zero-tolerance drug laws, which can include the death penalty.

A promising British law student has been sentenced to 25 years in the notoriously brutal Dubai prison after being caught with 50 grams of cocaine — equivalent to around £2,700 — during a visit to the United Arab Emirates.

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