KUWAIT CITY, July 10: In a very strange incident, a custom officer has filed a complaint with a police station in Jahra against securitymen of the Taima Police Station, reports Al-Anba daily. The customs officer says the securitymen are responsible for the theft of KD 500,000 from his home because the theft took place when he was in custody of the Taima police for two hours. However, the complaint came as a shock because the man was arrested for failing to pay KD 50 to a telecommunications company and he claims KD 500,000 has been stolen from his home. The case has been referred to the concerned authorities.

7 cadets to be dismissed: Director-General of the Sa’ad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences Major-General Fahd Al-Shaqawi has issued a decision to dismiss seven cadet officers — all holding university degrees — for cheating during examinations, reports Al-Mustaqbal daily quoting knowledgeable security sources. The cadet officers reportedly joined the training course No 8 last April which is scheduled to end in December 2011. The daily added the suspects were caught red-handed while cheating.

Indecent SMS: A female Kuwait University student (Kuwaiti) has complained to the dean of the college that a doctor is sending indecent SMS to students during the evening or early morning hours, reports Al-Kuwaitiah daily. The student said the recently appointed doctor compels the students to give him their cell phone saying he wants to send questions on their cell phones. The complainant added she and her colleagues can provide documentary evidence to the Minister of Education and Higher Education.

11 arrested in vice dens: Acting on information and armed with a search and arrest warrant, the Farwaniya police recently raided an apartment of ill-repute in Khaitan and arrested six prostitutes and five men who had gone to seek ‘pleasure’. Three of the men are Asians and two Arabs, reports Al-Anba daily. The Arabs are believed to be working as an accountant and a mandoub for a lawyer’s office. During interrogation they admitted to paying KD 6 each for having ‘fun’. All those arrested have been referred to the authorities.

‘Magic Pen’: A Kuwaiti man has appealed to the Ministry of Commerce to exert more efforts to prevent the entry of the so-called ‘Magic Pen’, into the country to prevent cases of fraud, reports Al-Anba daily. It has been reported the ink in this pen vanishes after a few hours, so people signing promissory notes and cheques can play a trick. The man said he was shocked when he saw the pen being sold for KD 10 during an auction inside a café in Jahra.