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Hawally Crackdown Nets Wanted Persons, Drug Suspects and Residency Violators

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12/11/2026

publish time

12/11/2026

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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 12: The Hawalli Governorate Security Directorate carried out an extensive three-day security campaign, resulting in a total of 928 actions by all participating entities, the Ministry of Interior said.

The campaign was conducted under the supervision of the Head of the Security Directorates Affairs Sector, Brigadier General Abdul Aziz Bandar Al-Omar, the Director General of the Hawalli Governorate Security Directorate, Brigadier General Hussein Mohammed Dashti, and Assistant Director General Brigadier General Mohammed Fares Al-Muassab.

The operation was carried out in cooperation with the General Fire Force, Kuwait Municipality, the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The campaign targeted wanted persons and violators, while also strengthening security deployment and improving traffic discipline across the governorate.

Among the results recorded by the Hawalli Security Directorate were:

  • 84 traffic violations
  • 20 humanitarian assistance cases
  • 66 residency-related cases
  • 10 security checkpoints and field-presence operations
  • 7 absconders
  • 4 people found in possession of intoxicating substances
  • 4 criminally wanted persons
  • 4 people found in possession of narcotics
  • 8 abandoned vehicles removed
  • 33 people violating residency and labour laws
  • 16 individuals linked to the informal workforce
  • 9 civil cases involving wanted persons
  • 6 civilians wanted by authorities
  • 4 individuals apprehended without identification
  • 3 people wanted on arrest warrants

The Ministry of Interior said the Hawalli Governorate Security Directorate carried out a total of 758 actions, while the remaining actions were taken by the participating government agencies, including Kuwait Municipality, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the General Fire Force, and the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition.

The total number of actions taken by all participating entities reached 928, the ministry said, adding that the necessary legal measures were taken against violators, with each authority acting within its jurisdiction.