KUWAIT CITY, July 12: The security authorities are still interrogating the six Russians who are in police custody for allegedly breaking into villas and jewelry shops and stealing valuables, reports Al-Rai daily.
Earlier it was reported the Criminal Evidences Department of the Interior Ministry had arrested a six-member Russian gang which specialized in stealing jewelry and valuables from grand villas and jewelry shops in the country.
The gang, includes two women, and has reportedly stolen gold worth over KD 1 million over the last four years. Its modus operandi included visiting Kuwait on visit visas during summers, breaking into the villas of the wealthy persons and leaving the country with the loot. The head of the gang, however, has yet to be arrested.
A security source said officials noticed that thefts at villas in the Capital and Hawalli governorates had increased and the thieves were using advanced methods to open safes.
The source added when money and gold worth KD 200,000 was stolen over the last two months, securitymen intensified their efforts and managed to arrest a Russian national of Armenian origin who was involved in a case in 2007.

During interrogations, he admitted that he was part of a gang and visited Kuwait with the others every year on a commercial visit visa sponsored by a hotel.
He also confessed his wife was on her way to the airport with the stolen gold and forged passports. Securitymen arrested the woman and during interrogation, the couple gave details of four other members of their gang, including a woman.
All of them are believed to be of Armenian origin. They were involved in a theft case a couple of years ago. The members said they smuggle jewelry out the country and hand it over to the seventh accused. Securitymen are looking for him.