In a separate achievement, antinarcotics teams raided a factory in Jakhour, Kabad – run by a Bedoun, seizing 25 kilograms of narcotic chemicals and 15,000 Lyrica pills. Laboratory tests revealed the use of lethal substances, such as pesticides and acetone, in the manufacturing process. Another factory, operated by an individual whose Kuwaiti citizenship was revoked and who has a criminal record, was dismantled, during which 30 liters of hazardous chemicals and six kilograms of shabu worth half a million Kuwaiti dinars were confiscated.

In other operations, two Egyptians and a Kuwaiti were arrested in possession of 30 kilograms of various drugs, including marijuana, heroin, shabu, and opium. Authorities also thwarted an attempt to smuggle imported alcohol through Shuaiba Port.

The department dismantled an international gang consisting of Indians with 14 kilograms of heroin and eight kilograms of shabu in their possession, thereby foiling a major smuggling attempt. Another gang, comprising of a Kuwaiti inmate convicted of drug offenses inside the Central Prison and a Bedoun accomplice, was taken down. Their arrest led to the seizure of 800,000 Lyrica pills worth hundreds of thousands of Kuwaiti dinars, proving the department’s reach even inside prisons.

In July, the department recorded exceptional successes, most notably seizing 47 kilograms of drugs in air cargo and arresting a convicted felon attempting to claim the shipment. In cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), authorities intercepted a massive shipment of shabu worth KD1.15 million hidden in a sea container. This led to the arrest of an Afghan suspect at a ceramics factory in Amghara. Another major operation foiled the smuggling of four million Captagon pills worth KD12 million, cleverly concealed inside imported water treatment pipes. During the same operation, a forger of Kuwaiti citizenship was arrested with one million Captagon pills worth millions of Kuwaiti dinars in his possession. In one of the largest operations in the history of Kuwait, the department seized 200 kilograms of shabu valued at KD1.5 million from an Iranian, in addition to 16 kilograms of the same substance worth KD250,000.

A total of 31 suspects — including citizens, expatriates and Bedouns — were arrested in possession of various quantities of hashish, shabu, marijuana, heroin, chemicals, cocaine and Lyrica, in addition to firearms and ammunition. Security sources stressed that these major accomplishments, which resulted in the confiscation of drugs worth enormous sums and the dismantling of both local and international criminal networks, underscore the crucial role of the DCGD in protecting the Kuwaiti society from toxins. They affirmed that “security strikes will not stop, and the sword of the law will reach all those who traffic or use these poisons that threaten societies, especially the youths.” They confirmed that anti-narcotics officers work tirelessly – day and night – to maintain national security and stability, and protect the future of its generations.