23/10/2025
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23/10/2025
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Kuwait Court
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 23: The Court of Appeals, headed by Counselor Nasser Salem Al-Haid, including Counselors Mutab Al-Ardi and Mohammad Al-Sanea, overturned the 10-year prison sentence imposed on a defendant charged with smuggling alcohol from China, while it upheld his 10-year sentence for possession of hashish and trafficking in psychotropic substances, as well as the 10-year prison sentence imposed on another defendant and acquitted the remaining defendants.
The Public Prosecution charged the first, second, third and fourth defendants with trafficking in narcotic substances (hashish and psychotropic substances), while the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth defendants were charged with bringing in alcohol for trafficking.
The first and second defendants were also charged with possessing a psychotropic substance (Lyrica) for personal consumption, while the fourth and sixth defendants were charged with bringing prohibited substances into the prison. Investigations revealed that the first defendant smuggled 11,466 bottles of alcohol from China, which were hidden in a furniture and cooking supplies container. The Drug Control General Department and Kuwait General Administration of Customs coordinated their efforts to track the shipment, which arrived at a camp in Salmi, resulting in the discovery of an undisclosed quantity of Lyrica, psychotropic substances and manufacturing tools.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
