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Mohammad Asif Arrested in Dubai for Drugs (Opium) Possession

By Salman Mugsi • Jun 3rd, 2008 • Category: Entertainment • 7 Comments •

So already dismal Pakistani cricket gets another brunt. So after all Shoaib Akhtar wasnt the only rogue in the team, and in the doping scandal, Asif wasnt’ an inncent kid cajoled  by the Shoaib Akhtar, as portrayed  by the media and the board.

According to the media sources, Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been arrested at Dubai airport on charges of possessing illegal drugs, cricket officials said Tuesday. Asif was seized while returning home from India after featuring in Indian Premier League, which ended on Sunday.  “Yes, we can confirm about Asif’s arrest. He was stopped at Dubai airport on charges of carrying opium and was supposed to be brought before the magistrate on Tuesday,” the official said.

The media sources said that Muhammad Asif in police custody had admitted of possessing opium. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Shafquat Naghmi would hold a press conference in the afternoon to unveil the details of the incident and PCB strategy for the release of Muhammad Asif.


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  1. Johann on June 3rd, 2008 :

    This cricketer earned more than a crore of Indian rupees in IPL but cannot be satisfied . What a sad story. Hope they investigate the source of opium and why he went to Dubai?

  2. Dr Razahaider on June 3rd, 2008 :

    its really entertaining

  3. Saleem Khan on June 3rd, 2008 :

    Unacceptable. Very Bad show.

  4. Aftab S. Alam on June 4th, 2008 :

    Disown him and let the local authorities in that country make an example out of the SOB. I really hope that they still take drug smugglers to where they must be ……

  5. Saleem Khan on June 4th, 2008 :

    UAE drops charges against Asif: ambassador: (The News)

    ABU DHABI, June 3: Pakistan Ambassador Ahsan Ullah Khan said here on Tuesday that charges against cricketer Mohammad Asif, detained on arrival at the Dubai airport, had been dropped.

    Asif was returning from India after taking part in the Indian Premier League when he was detained on charges of possessing illegal drugs.

    The ambassador said that the fast bowler was detained because of a misunderstanding which had been cleared.

    The cricketer, he said, would be released soon and would take the first available flight to Pakistan. The ambassador had earlier said that lawyers appointed to handle Asif’s case were in contact with the Dubai prosecution office and the Pakistani missions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai were providing all possible support to the cricketer.

    Nadeem Akram, director of HR at the Pakistan Cricket Board, has also arrived in Dubai.

  6. ASIF on June 9th, 2008 :

    Too bad for Pakistan. should be band for 10 years.

  7. Ethan on July 5th, 2008 :

    I was there I was with him in Jail.

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