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Posted by Dancing-Clown on Feb-20-2008 03:54:

Bad News For D 'n B Fans

Radio 1 DJ jailed on drug charge
Grooverider

The 40-year-old DJ has been with Radio 1 since 1998
BBC Radio 1 DJ Grooverider has been jailed for four years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for cannabis possession.

The DJ - real name Raymond Bingham - was arrested in November 2007 for flying in for a nightclub gig with 2.16g of cannabis in his luggage.

Bingham denied smuggling drugs, claiming he had left the cannabis in a trouser pocket and forgotten about it.

"Grooverider has paid a very high price for a serious mistake," a spokesman for Radio 1 said.

The 40-year-old has been with the station since 1998 and hosted the weekend drum 'n' bass show with fellow DJ Fabio.

'Ridiculous' arrest

The programme, which has broadcast without him since his arrest, will continue under the title Radio 1's Drum 'n' Bass Show With Fabio.

Grooverider had been employed on a freelance basis and has not been paid by the station since November.

Four years is the minimum sentence for drug trafficking in the UAE.

In the last 12 months, 64 British nationals have been arrested in the UAE for drugs offenses.

The DJ, who called his arrest "ridiculous" in an interview last month, has two weeks to appeal.

"I must have forgotten the spliff," he said in the interview. "It was a small amount. Back home I would not even get prosecuted."

Posted by Orbital32 on Feb-20-2008 04:40:

ahhh man that blows. I wonder what Fabio is going to say about it this weekend

Posted by Amian_Splash on Feb-20-2008 05:27:

just dont go to singapore bro. its much worst there

Posted by Lomeli on Feb-20-2008 05:37:

quote:
About 400 people have been hanged in Singapore since 1991, mostly for drug trafficking, giving the wealthy city-state of four million people possibly the highest execution rate in the world relative to its population, Amnesty said.

Singapore's drug laws are among the world's harshest. Anyone aged 18 or over convicted of carrying more than 15 grams of heroin faces mandatory execution by hanging.

Source

Posted by stefanoc on Feb-20-2008 07:29:

i never knew singapore is that 'dumb'. no chewing gum, no oral sex, no table top dancing. i really dont understand the chewing gum law.

Posted by Jink on Feb-20-2008 08:39:

what a ridiculous fucking arrest... i swear to god they need to grow some balls or some shit.

Posted by mar46017 on Feb-20-2008 11:21:

Seriously! Talk about 0 tolerance. That def is not a slap on the wrist. More lick a sock in the face.

I think I rather get socked in the face than do 4 years!

Posted by ninetyninej on Feb-20-2008 17:38:

ouch