Court acquits Kuwaiti man of carrying & selling drugs

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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: The Misdemeanor Court presided over by Judge Ahmad Al-Yasin acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen who was accused of possessing methamphetamine with the intention of consuming and selling them. According to the case file, an officer from the Drugs Control General Department revealed that the department received a tipoff concerning the suspect’s activities. Plainclothed officers were immediately designated to track him down. One of the officers pretended to be a buyer and agreed with the suspect on the price and a location for delivery in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. After securing a warrant, securitymen headed to the location and caught him with three medium-sized sachets of illicit drugs inside the pocket of his dishdasha. He confessed that the money found on him was the proceeds from the sale of five nylon packs. However, the defense counsel Lawyer Mohammad Safar countered the submissions of the police officer, insisting that the procedures leading to arrest of his client were void because his client was arrested before the officers secured the warrant, which invalidated their action.

Hearing adjourned: The Criminal Court postponed until Aug 25, 2016 the hearing on a case involving Talal Raja, a citizen charged with attempted murder, as he tried to execute a suicide mission by blowing up Imam Zainulabideen Mosque in Salmiya. In a closed door session, the accused appeared before the judiciary panel where he denied all the charges leveled against him, while his defense team requested the court to release him on bail. The Public Prosecution charged Raja with attempted murder of worshippers in the mosque by using an explosive vest, joining ISIL – a banned organization in the country, and swearing allegiance to the organization’s leader.

Kidnap bid foiled: Four Asian expatriates were arrested for attempting to kidnap an 11-year old Kuwaiti girl in Fahaheel area, says Al-Seyassah. According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information from a Kuwaiti woman that some men tried to kidnap her daughter but escaped as soon as they saw her, securitymen rushed to the location and searched the area. Eventually, they were arrested and identified by the informant. They have been detained in Fahaheel Police Station for interrogations and necessary legal action.

Man under probe dies: An unidentified expatriate in his 40s died within the premises of Criminal Investigations Department while giving his testimony over a case of forgery of an Iraqi passport, reports Al-Qabas daily. According to security sources, he was being questioned by an investigator of Forgery and Fraud Department when he asked for a glass of water to take his medication for a heart disease. However, he immediately fell unconscious. An ambulance was summoned and he was taken to Mubarak Hospital but he was declared ‘dead on arrival”. His body has been referred to the Forensics Department for autopsy in order to determine the cause of his death.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff

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