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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 3: An Arab expatriate was arrested at Kuwait International Airport in possession of two pieces of hashish. According to sources, when the airport customs officers were checking the luggage of passengers, they found two pieces of hashish rolled in currency notes in the luggage of an Arab …
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Kuwait criminalizes ‘Spice’ drug; MoH okays magnetic birth docus – ‘Health’ launches 4-month training program on saving lives
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 2, (KUNA): Trading or dealing in chemical substance, the drug known as “Spice,” have been classified as criminal offense in the State of Kuwait. Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Health Dr Mahmoud Al-Abdulhadi told KUNA Friday that the ministry’s senior officials along with …
Read More »Kuwaiti youth stealing laptops, mobiles to buy drugs – Youth stabbed in mall brawl
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 1: A Kuwaiti youth who was arrested for stealing laptops and mobile phones in Kuwait City, justified his crime by claiming that he steals to pay for drugs as he is a drug addict, reports Al-Rai daily. Capital detectives launched investigations and monitored the surrounding areas after …
Read More »Bid to smuggle 160 kg hashish foiled
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 31: The Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday foiling an attempt to smuggle 160 kgs of hashish from Iran into Kuwait. The Drugs Control General Department was tipped off that a drug trafficker was planning to push a huge amount of cannabis into the country by sea, …
Read More »Drug dealer, two compatriots arrested for carrying narcotics
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 29: Ahmadi securitymen arrested two Kuwaitis in Thaher for the possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. In compliance with the instructions of Security Director of the governorate Brigadier Abdullah Al-Mula, the securitymen carried out a surprise inspection in the area during which they noticed the erratic movement …
Read More »Drug addict stabs, bites two officers
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 29: A Kuwaiti drug addict was arrested for stabbing a police colonel on the right side of his chest and biting the earlobe of another officer with the rank of major, reports Al-Rai daily. A security source disclosed Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit in Rawda …
Read More »Trio accused of drug peddling absolved
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 29: An Egyptian expatriate was found dead inside his apartment in Mahboula area. According to security sources, when securitymen from Fintas Police Station received information from a man who said he found the lifeless body of his friend on the floor of the latter’s apartment in Mahboula …
Read More »State Security, DCGD seek to increase secret agents abroad
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 20: The State Security Department and the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) have adopted a new plan to increase their overseas secret agents, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting informed sources. They explained that this move is aimed to obtain preliminary information on any operations targeting Kuwait, mainly information …
Read More »Drugs kill woman, boyfriend dumps body – Kuwaiti commits suicide
KUWAIT CITY, AUG 16: A 36-yearold Palestinian woman was found dead in an under construction building in Jaber Al-Ahmad, reports Al- Rai daily. Initial investigations revealed the woman was holding an Egyptian travel document and was wanted by law on financial claims worth KD 50,000. In a press statement, the …
Read More »MoI seizes 20 mln drug pills, 420 kilos of hashish in last 8 months
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 13: Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs at Ministry of Interior Major General Abdulhameed Al-Awadhi affirmed that the recent successes recorded by the Drug Control General Department were achieved due to the direct support and close follow-up by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh …
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