SeanBM: Grooverider was arrested 24 November 2007 in Dubai after flying in for a nightclub gig with 2.16g of cannabis and a pornographic DVD in his luggage.[4] Grooverider had been employed on a freelance basis and has not been paid by BBC Radio 1 since November.[4] Four years is the mandatory sentence for drug possession in the United Arab Emirates. "I must have forgotten the spliff," he said in an interview. "It was a small amount. Back home I would not even get prosecuted."[1] On 19 February 2008, Grooverider was sentenced to four years imprisonment.[1][2][4] He was pardoned and released on Wednesday 3 September 2008, during the holy month of Ramadan that traditionally sees the pardoning of select prisoners in UAE.[5] In an interview with BBC, Grooverider described his experience as "appalling" and described the conditions in which he was placed.[6]
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