DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Radio personality D.J. Grooverider has been sentenced to four years in a Dubai prison after admitting he brought marijuana into the United Arab Emirates.

Grooverider, whose real name is Raymond Bingham, was convicted Monday and was given the country's minimum sentence for drug possession, The Times of London reported Tuesday.

"The drugs were in my possession and I forgot I had them in my trousers," Bingham told the court during a previous hearing in the case.

Bingham, 40, is a recording artist and co-host of the weekly BBC Radio 1 program "Fabio and Grooverider."

He was arrested at Dubai airport Nov. 23 with 2.16 grams of marijuana in his pockets, the British newspaper said.

"I just want this to end and to never come back. It was a small amount. Back home I would not even get prosecuted," Bingham said from jail in a previously published interview.

DJ gets 4 years in jail for pot case - UPI.com

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This is a crime against humanity. Of course, being the Arab Emirates, the UN won't do anything about it. So this poor chav sits in jail, and is discussed on a board. What BS.

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it is a mean world out their and down there it is even worse... 2 years for 2 grams - i would get for my stash then 500 years this is just insane sending someone to prison for possession of a herb that does no harm, isn't toxic or anything.

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