Terrorist organizations, militia led by Hezbollah linked to large quantities of seized drug pills
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KUWAIT CITY, March 16: Large quantities of drug pills which were recently seized by the security authorities were allegedly shipped from Syria, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting security sources. The same sources said interrogations with the suspect have revealed the suspects behind the shipment are terrorist organizations and the militia led by Hezbollah. The suspect who was caught for smuggling into the country seven million narcotic pills has admitted members of the party had provided him the contraband and that they were in telephone contact with him until the contraband was handed over to ‘someone’ in Kuwait.
The source added the security agencies in cooperation with the Office of Search and Investigation of the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) put a tactful plan to arrest the smugglers, especially after receiving a tip-off that gangs were at work to transform Kuwait into a transit point for exporting drugs to other Gulf states. The source pointed out during interrogations several names have popped out about people in Syria who oversee the smuggling of the narcotic pills to Kuwait.
Meanwhile, it has been reported that two Lebanese working in Kuwait were deported to Lebanon after they arrived at the Kuwait International Airport from Beirut. One of them was deported Monday and the other 10 days ago for unidentified reasons. The men were asked to check with the Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut. A security source said these measures are taken in coordination with other GCC states to declare some people persona non grata.
Cash, valuables stolen: Police are looking for an unidentified burglar for breaking into the home of a Kuwaiti woman in Maidan Hawally and stealing valuables worth KD 10,000 and KD 170 cash money, reports Al-Anba daily. In a separate incident police are looking for a thief for stealing KD 6,000 from a shop of a Syrian man in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department lifted fingerprints to identify the culprits.
Rumors on passports denied: There have been rumors that the Syrian passports are no longer valid because they are not compatible with international standards, but these rumors have been denied by the Syrian official sources, reports Al-Anba daily. The same sources, the daily said, have praised the Kuwaiti authorities for showing a high level of cooperation particularly in the issue of the so-called ‘forged passports’. The sources also thanked the Kuwaiti authorities for “understanding and taking into account the situation of the Syrians working and living in Kuwait”. The sources confirmed Syrians living in Kuwait do not need the ‘To Whom It May Concern’ certificate when travelling overseas, rubbishing news reports published on some social networking websites. However, the sources have called on holders of passport which were issued when the embassy in Kuwait was closed to check with the embassy for the authenticity of such passports.
Wanted citizen arrested: The Hawally police have arrested an unidentified Kuwaiti who was wanted by law in connection with six frauds, reports Al- Shahed daily. The suspect, who was seized at a police check point, has been handed over to the concerned authority.
Police impersonator held: The Jahra police have arrested a Saudi criminal for robbing people and impersonating police, reports Al-Rai daily. The Saudi was reportedly using a plate number stolen from the car of a GCC Embassy which was parked in front of an outhouse in Yarmouk to avoid police check points. The arrest came after several people complained of being robbed by the man impersonating police and using a car with diplomatic number plate. Intensive interrogations led to the arrest of the suspect when he was inside a café in Jahra. During interrogation the suspect admitted to committing several crimes, including the theft of a Jeep which he said he dismantled and sold the parts
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