British Student Freed from Dubai Jail

British Student Freed from Dubai Jail

Update: 2025-12-09
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Mia OBrien, a British law student, has been unexpectedly released from a Dubai jail after facing a twenty-five-year sentence for drug charges. The 23-year-old was arrested last October and convicted in July for possessing and supplying cocaine. Her family had been raising funds to pay a hefty fine, but she received a surprise pardon, leading to her immediate release. Mia had been held in Al-Awir Central Prison, often called Dubais Alcatraz, and is now expected to be home for Christmas.

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British Student Freed from Dubai Jail

British Student Freed from Dubai Jail