Crime

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 18: The Philippines Embassy in Kuwait is looking for a missing Filipino maid and is reportedly waiting for a word from Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports Al-Rai daily. The Philippine embassy has confirmed the disappearance of a Filipino maid 18 months ago and submitted an official …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 18: General Customs Administration and the Ministry of Interior have discussed new mechanisms to combat illicit drugs, brain stimulants and liquor, and ways to enhance mutual cooperation to curb smuggling attempts, reports Al- Seyassah daily. The two sides agreed to form a committee for continuous coordination and …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 18: An Egyptian employee of the Prison Sector at Ministry of Interior filed a case at Sabahiya Police Station against a Kuwaiti citizen and an Egyptian man, accusing them of physically attacking him during a quarrel between them, says Al-Seyassah daily. He presented a medical report along …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 18: Police are looking for two men, an Arab expatriate and a Kuwaiti who are believed to be the accomplices of the Ghanaian who is in police custody for allegedly smuggling whisky into the country, reports Al-Rai daily. A security source said personnel from the General Department …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: Fire broke out in a labor accommodation building near Doha area, resulting in only material losses and no casualties. According to sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information about the fire incident, firefighters, paramedics and securitymen rushed to the location. Firefighters divided …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: Plainclothes police have arrested a well-known magician who claimed he had special powers to cure illness, predict the future and heal people from incurable diseases, reports Al-Shahed daily. The daily added, among his customers were very important people, businessmen and the elite including some people in …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of the First Instance Court which cancelled the decision to ban a citizen from traveling and withdraw his passport for committing a drug-related crime in a European country where he underwent medical procedures. Attorney Abdulmuhssen Al- Qattan filed a …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department acting on a tip-off and armed with a search and arrest warrant issued by the Public Prosecution recently raided a house in Jaber Al-Ahmad and seized 1,500 cartons of whisky with a street value of KD 2 million, reports Al-Anba …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 16: The unidentified female employee of the Central Prison has been referred to the Prosecution for interrogation for attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility using a minor, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily said charges include negligence in taking care of a child, exploitation of a child …

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 16: The Commercial Department of the Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of a German passenger and ordered an unidentified airline to compensate the man for the loss of his baggage, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added, the passenger arrived at the Kuwait International Airport and …