A Saudi man, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined BD10,000 for attempting to smuggle five kilos of hashish into Bahrain across the causeway, has had his court appeal rejected after failing to appear before judges.The 40-year-old had reportedly ordered a Bahraini co-conspirator to bring the narcotics to Bahrain and in 2021 was convicted by the High Criminal Court of possessing narcotics with the intention of selling them .