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KUWAIT CITY, May 5: A Kuwaiti citizen was arrested in Jahra area in possession of sachets of methamphetamine and drugs paraphernalia, says Al-Seyassah. According to security sources, Jahra securitymen were patrolling the area when they noticed a man driving his vehicle recklessly. They stopped him and checked his civil ID …
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Death by hanging for Asian drug peddler – ‘Multi-nationality’ woman freed
KUWAIT CITY, May 1: The Criminal Court has sentenced an unidentified Asian to death by hanging for attempting to smuggle huge quantity of drugs into the country. Court papers show the convict arrived at the Kuwait International Airport from an unidentified country and when he approached the inspection desk, he …
Read More »‘14 cases of drug trading registered, many people nabbed’
KUWAIT CITY, April 29: The Drug Control General Department (DCGD) registered 14 cases of trading in drugs and brain stimulants and arrested several people from April 13-26, 2016. In a press statement, the department disclosed that those arrested included a citizen, seven Egyptians, six Indians, three Bedouns, a Sri Lankan, …
Read More »Drugs in inmates bus – Hunt launched; Indecent clothes
KUWAIT CITY, April 18: Drugs were found hidden below a seat of a bus that is used to take prison inmates to and from the courts. In a press release issued by Ministry of Interior, the Public Relations and Security Media Department explained that the drugs were discovered during the …
Read More »MoI dismisses 9 cadets, non-commissioned officers for drug use
KUWAIT CITY, April 16: Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior Lieutenant General Suleiman Al-Fahad has issued a decision to dismiss nine cadet and non-commissioned officers from Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences and the Training Institute for Non-commissioned Officers for consuming methamphetamine, reports Al-Rai daily. According to a security source, investigations …
Read More »14,000 drug pills seized
KUWAIT CITY, April 14: An Arab expatriate was arrested at a border checkpoint for attempting to smuggle about 14,000 narcotic pills into the country. According to sources, customs officers were inspecting the foodstuff that were being brought into the country via the border checkpoint when they suspected a large quantity …
Read More »Two youths, taxi driver held for drugs; 4 parcels of marijuana seized
KUWAIT CITY, April 11: Two youths were arrested in Jahra area in possession of hashish, reports Al-Seyassah daily. According to security sources, Jahra securitymen were patrolling the area when they noticed two youths driving a vehicle recklessly. Securitymen stopped the vehicle and checked it to find hashish. When they checked …
Read More »Customs seizes 9 packets of marijuana from Kuwaiti woman
KUWAIT CITY, March 31: A Kuwaiti woman was arrested at Kuwait International Airport for attempting to smuggle nine sachets of marijuana into the country. According to sources, Customs officers at the airport suspected the Kuwaiti woman who had arrived from a European country and checked her luggage to find two …
Read More »Securitymen ‘arrest’ two bedoun, seize 4-kg meth valued at KD 100,000
KUWAIT CITY, March 30: Personnel from the General Department for Drugs Control have arrested two bedoun for trafficking in drugs, reports Al-Jarida daily. The daily added, the suspects were caught red-handed while selling shabu worth KD 2,000 to an undercover police agent in Salmiya. The daily added, the suspects attempted …
Read More »Suspect in drug case freed to look after quadriplegic mother
KUWAIT CITY, March 29: The Court of Appeals chaired by Judge Adel Al-Huwaidi nullified the verdict of First Instance Court that sentenced a Kuwaiti man to five years in prison with hard labor. The court acquitted the suspect of possessing narcotics for consumption and sale purposes. The case file indicated …
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