Life in jail for growing drugs at home

29/06/2025

KUWAIT CITY, June 29: The Criminal Court sentenced a citizen to life imprisonment for growing marijuana in his apartment in Salwa and drug trafficking. The citizen was caught red-handed in possession of large quantities of narcotics, gold bars and cash believed to be proceeds from trafficking in narcotics. The sentence was issued following extensive investigations conducted by the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) at the Interior Ministry, which monitored the activities of the citizen as per the directive of Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major General Hamed Al-Dawas and under the supervision of Director of the department Brigadier General Mohammad Qabazard, and his assistant, Brigadier General Hamad Al-Sabah.

According to a security source, the anti-narcotics officers, after careful monitoring, were able to connect the threads of the case after noticing a significant spread of marijuana in certain areas, particularly in the Capital and Hawally Governorates, and the chalet area. He added that investigations led to the identification of the accused, a Kuwaiti, who was using his apartment for preparing, packaging and storing drugs -- 45 marijuana plants, four kilograms of the substance ready for distribution, 37 kilograms of gold bars and precious metals. The Public Prosecution charged the accused with drug trafficking, possession of narcotic substances for distribution, cultivation of prohibited substances within the residence, and collecting money through an illegal activity.

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