Dubai: The court acquitted the North American air traffic controller who was caught with bullets at the airport. A 44-year-old man with 13 years of service in the country was arrested at the Dubai International Airport.
The incident related to the case took place on October 19 last year. 20 bullets were seized from him during the inspection conducted by the customs officials at Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport. 20 bullets of nine mm and 22 mm were seized from his luggage.
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During his trial at the Dubai Criminal Court, he said the bullets were accidentally left in his luggage and were old and useless. Subsequently, customs inspection found that the cartridges were not useless. The accused said that after leaving the UAE for New York with three bags, he traveled to various places before returning to New York. It was there that the bullets were accidentally put in the bag. This was a bag that was not meant to be brought back to the UAE. He said that he had forgotten that he had bullets when he returned.
In the US, a license to carry a firearm was allowed during military service. These are its bullets. The Air Traffic Controller’s lawyer argued that if the bullets were deliberately smuggled, they would have been hidden in the bag and the bullets were found in the bag in such a way that anyone could pick them up. The court heard the argument and acquitted the accused.
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