Grooverider arrested in Dubai over porn and weed!

cal · Post by **cal** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:33 am

Grooverider is booked to play in Belgium at NYE. His agency recently confirmed his flightarrangement with the promoter (this was after the whole reefer and pron incident). Although i haven't read anything other than him being arrested, i think it's safe to assume he wont be doing jailtime, lucky for him.

janner · Post by **janner** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:10 pm

badger wrote:true but most arabic countries dont have the same laws as 'most countries'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7112929.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 096814.stm

badger · Post by **badger** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:28 pm

those articles are fucked. i dont know how societies like that can still exist nowadays

it wasnt even her that chose the name of the bear?! if she chose it it might be more understandable (still ridiculous though)

that rape one is fucking disgusting, at least the men got sentenced too though. im sure there was a case a while back where a woman got raped and put in jail for adultery whilst the man got off

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:24 am

Wasnt there just a thread about customs and myspace???

Dudes profile pic has him puffing a j.. they checked that shit once they got the work permit..

Seriously

enzyme · Post by **enzyme** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:06 am

Gotta get my 'Free Grooverider' t-shirts printed up fast. Cha-ching!!!

MissBrass · Post by **MissBrass** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:29 pm

this is kind of funny, but sad. I was saw him a few weeks ago, and to find this out...tsk tsk tsk... I wonder what kind of porn it was.

monsta · Post by **monsta** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:26 pm

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:30 pm

MONSTA FOR THE WIN!

badger · Post by **badger** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:03 pm

lol nice one monsta

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:12 pm

cal · Post by **cal** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:26 pm

aahahaahahahahahahahahahahah

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:02 am

MONSTA wrote:

cal · Post by **cal** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:57 am

Digging this up
Any news on his release? I heard somewhere that he's still in jail ..

dubluke · Post by **dubluke** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:37 am

MONSTA wrote:

ES MUY HAHAHAHA

SickMan D · Post by **SickMan D** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:24 pm

I heard he's got a trial in January and is facing a fine and deportation.

Monsta kills it every time!!

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:21 pm

BBC Radio One DJ Raymond Bingham aka Grooverider, who was arrested at the Dubai airport on November 23 for carrying cannabis and pornographic material said he was coping well in jail here.

"I’m alright, it could have definitely been worse. I spend my time reading and catching up on things in here," he said.

"I have no clue what’s happening on the outside, but I hope for all this to end soon," he added.

Bingham, 40, who is known as the ‘Godfather of Drum and Bass’ (electronic dance music), expressed dismay at British Consulate officials in Dubai.

"The British Consulate officials are a joke. They just threw me leaflets and that was that," said Bingham. "This is ridiculous. I must have forgotten the spliff. It was a small amount. Back home I would not even get prosecuted."

The British Consulate declined to comment on the case but according to Simon Goldsmith, second secretary, political and media affairs, it is offering consular assistance.

The consulate’s website offers clear warning about what it can – and can’t – do to help British citizens.

Bingham, who was to perform at the Lodge on November 23, was on his second visit to the city. "I just want this to end and leave, I never want to come back."

Bingham could be facing four years in jail in Dubai. The court date has not been disclosed yet.

http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20005021.html

badger · Post by **badger** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:33 pm

four years? that's fucking harsh

and that's shit about the british consul. i had some mates that went to exit in serbia and one got caught with a bit of weed and was facing jail time but the consul there managed to get the guy back home. i'm sure they could if they wanted but i guess it's a bit 'sensitive' with it being an arabic country

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:44 pm

Is alcohol seen as a worse drug in the united arab emirates than weed? My friend who was born in iran told me that over there the authorites take a dim view of everything but stuff like opium and weed are seen as less harsh drugs because they are not technically against islamic law like alcohol is. Also a smacked/smoked up population is less likely to cause trouble.

relaks · Post by **relaks** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:45 pm

crazy he's still locked up.

crazy he didn't remember to check for the last spliff

crazy to carry porn around

all crazy.

efa · Post by **efa** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:33 pm

Bad crazyness all round, I kinda feel sorry for him!

Grooverider arrested in Dubai over porn and weed!

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