KUWAIT CITY, May 1: The Criminal Court, headed by Justice Nayef Al-Dahoum, sentenced four Iranian drug dealers to death after being charged with attempting to smuggle 350 kilograms of hashish, worth KD1 million, into the country. The court also sentenced a citizen to five years in prison and fined him KD5,000 for using psychotropic substances and possessing drugs.

Two other defendants were acquitted. According to the case files, the Drug Control General Department in the Criminal Security Sector at the Interior Ministry, in cooperation with the Coast Guard General Department, foiled the attempt of six individuals to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the country through the sea. As search and investigation operations intensified against drug dealers and traffickers, information was obtained about some individuals attempting to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the country. The vessel was seized immediately after being monitored by the authorities, leading to the discovery of 13 bags containing around 350 kilograms of hashish.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff