Sri Lankan duo held with liquor – 30 bottles seized

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KUWAIT CITY, March 22: Two Sri Lankan expatriates were arrested in possession of 30 bottles of locally manufactured liquor. According to security sources, Hawally securitymen were patrolling Salmiya area at night when they suspected a vehicle with two occupants and ordered the driver to pull over.

After checking their details to discover they are Sri Lankans, securitymen checked the vehicle to find the liquor bottles in the trunk. When questioned, the suspects confessed to selling locally manufactured liquor to their clients. They were arrested and referred with the liquor bottles to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action.

Meanwhile, an Egyptian expatriate was arrested in Hawally area in possession of a cigarette stuffed with hashish. And, police are looking for an unidentified person for breaking into the vehicle of a Kuwaiti working for the Central Prison, reports Al-Anba daily. In his complaint to the police the Kuwaiti said the car was parked in the parking lot of the prison and the suspect escaped with 2 Ipads, a cell phone, wallet containing civil ID, credit card and driving license. Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department have lifted fingerprints to identify the culprit.

By Meshal Al-Sanousi Al-Seyassah Staff

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