11/04/2026
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11/04/2026
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KUWAIT CITY, Apr 11: The Ministry of Interior, represented by the State Security Service, announced that it has foiled a plot aimed at undermining national security and financing terrorist entities and organizations, following a major security operation that led to the arrest of 24 Kuwaiti citizens, including one whose citizenship had been revoked, all found in possession of sums of money linked to illicit activities.
In the same case, authorities also identified and exposed eight fugitive citizens outside the country, one of whom had also been stripped of citizenship, as part of an organized network involved in collecting, receiving, and holding funds under religious pretexts for transfer based on external instructions.
According to the ministry, the funds were initially collected within a framework of trust, with donors acting in good faith under the belief that the money would be directed to legitimate and declared purposes. However, investigations revealed that the funds were later diverted from their intended use and redirected to illegitimate entities, representing a clear breach of trust and deviation from the original objectives of collection.
The statement added that those involved used commercial and professional entities as front companies to facilitate money laundering, employing coordinated methods to transfer funds by distributing them among multiple individuals for transport via air and land in an attempt to avoid detection.
Legal procedures have been taken against the suspects, who have been referred to the competent authorities, while investigations remain ongoing to identify additional individuals linked to the network.
The ministry reaffirmed its firm commitment to safeguarding national security, stressing that it will continue to thwart any attempts to exploit the country’s territory or institutions to support terrorist groups, and will not hesitate to pursue those involved to ensure the rule of law and maintain stability.