KUWAIT CITY, Aug 5: Investigators in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh have referred an expatriate to the Public Prosecution on charges of drug trafficking and possession with intent to distribute. Twenty packets of the drug "shabu" (crystal methamphetamine) were submitted as evidence in the case.

According to a security source, detectives had received a tip-off about the suspect’s involvement in narcotics sales. In a sting operation, they arranged for the purchase of three shabu packets for KD 75. The suspect was arrested immediately after handing over the drugs to an undercover officer, under the authority of a warrant issued by the Public Prosecution.

A search of the suspect’s person revealed a sum of cash. A subsequent raid on his residence — a single room in Jleeb — uncovered 17 more packets of shabu and drug paraphernalia. During questioning, the suspect confessed to trafficking on behalf of another expatriate, whose arrest is now underway based on information provided. He also admitted to using shabu for over two years.