Riyadh, Oct. 22 -- A Saudi citizen was able to obtain significant financial compensation after he was wrongfully imprisoned for 130 days in a drug case, local media from the gulf country reported on Thursday.

As per the media reports, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upheld a lower court verdict to compensate an amount of SR 98,000 (Rs 19,57,457) to the man after he was imprisoned for 130 days in a case and later proven innocent.

According to the Arabic daily Okaz, 40-year-old Khalaf had been arrested on suspicion of dealing with hashish after he was caught with a friend on the charge of possessing and trading drugs.

It is reported that the preliminary court found Khalaf innocent and acquitted him in the absence of any substantial evidence...