KUWAIT CITY, May 19:  Security officers from the General Immigration Department arrested a Pakistani for forging documents and selling visit visas at KD 1,000 each.
Acting on a tip-off, the securitymen put the Pakistani under surveillance for some time, leading to his arrest.  Preliminary investigations revealed the suspect had earlier sold 10 visit visas to unsuspecting ‘patrons’.
During interrogations, the suspect admitted that he changed the names on the visit visas and sold them for KD 1,000 each.  He was referred to the concerned security department for prosecution.

All in ‘cahoots’  : The Kuwaiti owner of a trading company complained about the lack of action by officials in the Ministries of Interior and Social Affairs on the issue of visa trading, reports Al-Moustaqbal daily.
Saleh Al-Khumairi owns a general trading and contracting company managed by his Syrian partner who allegedly turned the company into a profiteering business in his own interest. Al-Khumairi said his partner has used the company as cover-up to sell resident visas to people who are not working in his company.
According to Al-Khumairi, he referred the issue to the relevant authorities immediately after he discovered the scam, but officials he met, unfortunately frowned on the move he adopted. He is surprised that files proving the records of fake employees have disappeared from the Ministry of Social Affairs, whereas the immigration detective officer at the General Immigration Directorate declined to receive his complaint. He was allegedly threatened to face the Public Prosecution if he persists with the case.

Liquor factory found: A team of officers from the Jahra Security Directorate recently arrested six Asians for manufacturing alcohol in an empty house in South Jahra.
While patrolling the area, the team noticed the suspicious acts of some Asians coming and going out of newly-built but empty house.  They then requested for back up and high-ranking officials, along with the additional forces, rushed to the location and surrounded the house.  When they went inside, they were surprised to find that it was actually a huge factory of local alcohol. 
After searching the house, the officers discovered 16 large containers full of locally-brewed liquor, an undisclosed number of bottles of local alcohol ready for sale, expired fruits and dates, alcohol-manufacturing equipment and gas cylinders.  They also arrested six Asians who were inside the house during the raid.
A case was registered and investigations are in progress.

Reckless motorists held: Farwaniya securitymen arrested 20 youths for performing car stunts on the road, confiscated their vehicles and issued 170 traffic citations in Sabah Al-Nasser and Firdous.
The securitymen launched an intensive inspection campaign in both areas after receiving several complaints about the reckless activities of the youths, who have endangered their lives and that of other road users.
Meanwhile, sources revealed another team raided a vegetable market in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, resulting in the arrest of 27 expatriates found to have violated the Residency Law.
Sources confirmed the security campaigns will continue throughout the governorate to track down those who have violated the law.