Kuwait Customs foils 2 drug-smuggling bids in air cargo shipments - Indian Arrested

KUWAIT CITY, July 16: The General Administration of Customs (GAC) has foiled two separate attempts to smuggle suspected chemical intoxicants into the country through air cargo shipments arriving from the United Kingdom and Canada, leading to the arrest of an Indian suspect. The first seizure was made after Air Cargo Customs inspectors became suspicious of an incoming shipment and subjected it to a detailed inspection. The search uncovered 100 A4-sized sheets of paper impregnated with a suspected chemical substance, weighing approximately 790 grams. In the second operation, officers from the Investigation and Search Department inspected another air cargo shipment containing a package of books. Hidden inside one of the books were printed sheets saturated with the same suspected chemical substance. The combined weight of the seized materials from both shipments was approximately 3.510 kilograms. In coordination with the Drug Control General Department, authorities arrested the Indian suspect when he arrived to collect the two shipments. The suspect has been referred to the competent authorities, and legal procedures are underway.