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Cost of supermodel Naomi Campbell’s three-day birthday party, which Atlanta music producer Dallas Austin traveled to Dubai to attend: $1.8 million
Days before the party that Austin was arrested at Dubai International Airport for possession of cocaine: 2
Grams of cocaine that Austin had on him: 1.26
Approximate street value of that amount of coke: $125
Minimum fine for possessing cocaine in the United Arab Emirates: $2,723
Cost of the cheapest standard suite at Burj Al Arab Hotel, where Campbell’s party was held: $1,089
Standard daily cost to rent Studio A at DARP, Austin’s Atlanta recording studio: $1,700
Number of days Austin had been jailed as of July 2, when he pled guilty: 45
Minimum prison sentence, in years, for using cocaine in the United Arab Emirates: 4
Minimum prison sentence, in years, for bringing cocaine into Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates’ neighbor: 15
Minimum sentence, in years, for possession of cocaine in Georgia: 2
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Associated Press, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dallas Austin Recorind Projects, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Georgia Code Section