Shortly after being sentenced for cocaine possession in Dubai, R&B producer Dallas Austin was pardoned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of the emirate. Austin was taken into custody at a customs check at the Dubai International Airport. He was in town to attend Naomi Campbell’s three-day birthday party.

Austin is expected to be released and deported within the next few days.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1535573/20060704/austin_dallas.jhtml?headlines=true