British DJ held in UAE for drug possession: report

DUBAI (AFP) — Dance DJ Grooverider was arrested at Dubai airport for alleged possession of a small amount of cannabis and pornography and is awaiting trial, local press reported on Tuesday.

Grooverider, whose real name is Raymond Bingham, was detained on November 23, the day he was supposed to do a gig at a Dubai club, the English-language daily 7Days reported.

It said customs officers found the pornographic DVDs and a small amount of cannabis in the record collection of the 40-year-old DJ, who co-hosts a weekly drum and bass programme called 'Fabio ...