Pakistani caught with 6 kg heroin
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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 2: Officers at the southern borders arrested a Pakistani man who tried to smuggle illicit drugs from an unnamed neighboring country to Kuwait. A security source said the patrol officers on a round spotted the Pakistani man trying to slip into the country with 6kg of heroin. He admitted trafficking in narcotics and the officers referred him to Criminal Security Sector for further investigation.
Meanwhile, Customs officers at the airport thwarted an Asian expatriate from smuggling 4kg of illicit drugs carefully hidden inside his luggage. He was referred to Drug Prosecution. Meanwhile, an Arab expatriate was arrested for attempting to smuggle 10,000 narcotic pills into the country by strapping them to his body under his clothes.
According to sources, customs officers suspected the Arab passenger as soon as he arrived, and they checked him to find the narcotic pills on his body under his clothes. He was referred with the confiscated drugs to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action.
Doctor attacked: In a new incident that reflects the disregard for medical and nursing professionals, Al-Sabah Hospital Tuesday morning witnessed an incident similar to what happened few weeks ago in the hospital. A Kuwaiti citizen had attacked a Jordanian doctor because the latter refused to open a file for him since he was not a resident of the area, reports Al-Qabas daily.
According to informed sources, the citizen went to the Internal Medicine Department of Al-Sabah hospital, and attacked the doctor for the abovementioned reason. The doctor was only slightly bruised and the problem was solved amicably.
When the Director of Al-Sabah hospital Dr. Mehdi Al-Fadhli was contacted about this information, he said he is currently overseas, but that words of condemnation or denunciation do not work in such cases. He stressed the need for a law for protecting doctors and intensifying the punishment on those who violate the law.
Ethiopian robbed: Three men attacked an Ethiopian lady in Mahboula area and stole her handbag containing KD 100 cash.
The lady lodged a complaint with officers at the area police station and said she was walking home when suddenly three men in a vehicle attacked her and stole handbag containing KD 100 cash. She provided the description of the suspects and number plate of their vehicle to the police. A case was registered to arrest them.
By Mishal Al-Sanousi
Al-Seyassah Staff
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