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British Woman Faces Life Sentence in Dubai for ‘Single Line of Cocaine’
- British law student Mia O'Brien from Huyton, Liverpool, was given a life sentence and fined 500,000 dirhams in Dubai following a July 25 trial.
- Mia was arrested last October alongside a friend and her boyfriend at a party where police seized 50 grams of cocaine, although Mia denies dealing drugs.
- Mia, who studied law at Liverpool and had no prior legal issues, was held at the harsh Al Barsha detention centre before transfer to Al Awir prison, with her friend released without charge.
- Mia's mother Danielle McKenna, 46, described the sentence as horrifically long for a single line of cocaine and launched fundraisers to support legal aid and family visits.
- Mia faces up to 25 years imprisonment under Dubai's strict zero-tolerance drug laws, which impose penalties ranging from fines to death for drug offences.
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Mia was arrested last October at a party where authorities found 50 grams of cocaine.
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UK student Mia O'Brien given life sentence in Dubai for 'single line of cocaine' - Birmingham Live
Mia O'Brien, 24, has been denied bail and a date for her life sentence hearing has not yet been set. A woman who was jailed with her has said Mia could face 25 years behind bars
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Total News Sources10
Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left
44% Left
L 44%
C 33%
R 22%
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