Six bottles less … court acquits man in liquor peddling – Four Kuwaiti officers jailed

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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24: An individual, identified as Abu Atash, who was arrested for possessing 53 liquor bottles and selling liquor to people in chalets, camps and flats used for illicit activities, was acquitted by the court because six of the confiscated liquor bottles are missing, reports Al-Seyassah daily. According to the case file, when securitymen received information about an individual involved in alcohol peddling, they placed him on surveillance and eventually confirmed the information. After obtaining a warrant from the Public Prosecutor, securitymen arrested the suspect in a trap when an undercover agent was sent to him to purchase two imported liquor bottles. They found him in possession of 45 bottles of liquor bottles and large sum of money which he earned by selling the liquor. When questioned, he refused to reveal the source from whom he obtained the liquor. Regarding the verdict, the defense counsel Abdulmohsen Al-Qattan said the court was not convinced about the number of bottles confiscated from his client, as the investigator counted 47 bottles and recorded accordingly but the actual number of bottles was 53.

Asian held with booze: Security operatives from Ahmadi apprehended an Asian expatriate in Mahboula area in possession of 100 bottles of liquor, says Al-Seyassah. Apparently, patrolmen on a round of the aforementioned area stopped a bus driver for checking and discovered 100 bottles of alcohol inside the bus. He confessed selling the contraband to his compatriots and the officers referred him to relevant authorities for further investigation. Meanwhile, the police arrested a GCC national for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was taken to concerned authorities.

Officers jail upheld: The Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of the lower court and sentenced four Kuwaiti officers, including one woman, to four years imprisonment, reports Al-Qabas daily. The daily without going into details said the four were found guilty of what the daily said, ‘harming the public property’. The four were employees of the Engineering Affairs Sector of the Ministry of Education. The daily added, the court has ordered the convicts to pay KD 50,000 each to stop the enforcement of the verdict and KD 20,000 each for causing harm to the public property. The court also acquitted a retired senior officer who was accused of the same charge by the Public Prosecution more than three years ago.

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