Crime

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 24: As part of their intensive efforts, Members of the Joint Committee of the Council of Ministers have launched intensive surprise campaigns against health institutes, mainly in Salmiya, which provide services completely in contradiction of our religious and social values, reports Al-Anba daily. The campaign started on …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 24: Customs officers at the Al-Nuwaiseeb border post recently foiled the attempt of a Saudi man to smuggle 150 cartons of cigarettes neatly hidden near the engine of his SUV, reports Annahar daily. During interrogation the man said he had specially entered Kuwait to smuggle cigarettes and …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 24: Fire erupted in a vehicle and brought traffic to a standstill at the roundabout opposite Kaifan. Acting on information, firemen rushed to the scene and dealt with it without any report of human casualty. A fire source said the Operations Room of the Fire Department received …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 24: A spread of stray dogs has been witnessed recently at various residential areas in Kuwait. The public, Kuwaitis and expats have expressed concern as the canines could be carrying disease, which might adversely affect the people, including children in close proximity with the animals. Action is …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 23: After taking into custody two US citizens a few days ago – one in Mangaf and the other in Jabriya – for allegedly trafficking in drugs, personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have arrested one more US citizen from Mangaf, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 23: Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have taken into custody in the early hours of the night a young Jordanian, with no criminal past and believed to be in his 20s, in connection with the armed robbery at a Gulf Bank branch, reports Al-Anba daily. …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 23: Customs officers at the Nuwaiseeb border post have thwarted the attempt of an unidentified passenger to smuggle cigarettes packs to a neighboring country, reports Al-Anba daily. Officers have discovered a new means of smuggling after cigarettes packs were found hidden in packs of flour manufactured by …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 23: A Kuwaiti woman accused two of her daughter’s relatives of kidnapping the girl who has been missing since Sept 5, 2018, reports Al- Seyassah daily. In a telephone call with the daily, the woman disclosed that she exerted tremendous efforts to search for her daughter who …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 23: An unidentified Asian housemaid who tried in vain to end her life by consuming a large dose of pesticide was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Jahra Hospital and given stomach wash, reports Al-Rai daily. According to the female employer she heard the screams …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 23: The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Nasser Salem Al-Heid has adjourned to Thursday the two cases “embezzlement in Ministry of Health” and “fingerprint forgery in Ministry of Electricity and Water” for issuing verdicts . In the “embezzlement” case, the Criminal Court previously had ruled …