The First High Criminal Court has convicted three defendants of laundering more than BD38,000 derived from cultivating and trafficking narcotic substances. It sentenced each defendant to five years in prison and fined them BD100,000, in addition to confiscating BD38,769 from their funds and assets. The case began after the Public Prosecution received a report from the Anti-Narcotics Directorate indicating the defendants’ involvement in cultivating and trafficking drugs. InvestigationsRarallel financial investigations were launched by the Prosecution and tasked the National Financial Intelligence Center with tracing the illicit proceeds. Based on the collected evidence and technical reports, the defendants were referred to the criminal court, which issued the above conviction and sentences.