Man Is Freed on Sealed Drug Complaint and Told GPS Bracelet at 10 Ask 11 Citing Dubai Jet Lag

Man Is Freed on Sealed Drug Complaint and Told GPS Bracelet at 10 Ask 11 Citing Dubai Jet Lag by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 17 – A defendant subject to a sealed drug charge in 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York appeared in the SDNY Magistrates Court on September 17, 2026. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag Court.    He had a retained (paid) lawyer, and got an agreed upon bail package, to not work in a certain smoke shop. He was told to return to the courthouse on September 18 at 10 am to have a GPS ankle monitor installed.   His lawyer said his client had flown in from Dubai that morning - could his GPS appointment be pushed back an hour to 11 am, to allow him to sleep?   No objection, the AUSA said.   You could have worked this out before I came out, the Magistrate Judge pointed out, then approved it.   The case is USA v. Ali, 1:25-mj-362 (Wang) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com