54 sports cars seized at 360 Mall parking – Request to set up Ramadan tents rejected
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KUWAIT CITY, June 5: The General Traffic Department (GTD) has announced that its officers impounded 54 sports cars due to reckless driving, issued 60 traffic violations, and arrested two juveniles for driving without a license and a person without identification documents.
In a press statement, the department disclosed this happened in the early morning hours at the 360 Mall parking area.
The officers rushed to the location after the department received information about the illegal gathering of sports cars. In addition, 13 other vehicles were impounded and one person was arrested during the traffic and security campaign along the Second Ring Road, while 16 traffic citations were issued for reckless driving and other violations.
Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Control and Licensing Major General Fahad Al-Shuwei’ confirmed that the impounded vehicles and their owners were referred to the concerned authorities where necessary legal measures will be taken against them. He stressed his officers will not tolerate anyone who breaks laws, indicating every road user should abide by the traffic rules and regulations to protect lives and public properties.
Meanwhile, Kuwait Municipality has reportedly turned down request from charity organizations, private companies and individuals to set up tents in front of mosques or on open grounds for the benefit of Muslims to help them break the fast during Ramadan, reports Al-Qabas daily.
A reliable source told the daily the rejection came in the best interests of the worshippers for security reasons at the request of the Ministry of Interior. In another development, police have arrested a Kuwaiti who had been sentenced in absentia for failing to pay KD 12,000 debt, reports Al-Shahed daily.
The daily added the man was initially arrested while driving in Jahra for violating a traffic law – speaking on the phone while driving.
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