Swords, machete out in drugs row

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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 26: Police are looking for an unidentified person for attacking a Kuwaiti youth with a machete due to which he lost four of his fingers, suffered an injury on the nose and a hit on the head, reports Al- Anba daily. According to security sources personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) received a report from the Adan Hospital that a Kuwaiti youth was admitted to the hospital bleeding profusely because of the injuries on his body. Police investigations revealed he was attacked by the father and son duo over ‘drug trafficking’ and that the suspect’s uncle and brother have been taken into custody for allegedly abetting the crime.

Further investigations show the victim was invited or lured for lunch to the house of a young man who had a dispute with him, and after the young man arrived at the place, a verbal altercation occurred between the victim and the perpetrator and the dispute developed into an assault on him with a sword and a machete. The source stated the main suspects after committing the crime fled from the house.

In the meantime, the security sources said a travel ban has been slapped on the two men and all police patrols and outposts have been provided with the details and pictures of the two men. A case of attempted murder has been filed against the two men.

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