MoI officer ‘held’ for bringing in foreign girls for prostitution
Asian arrested with 245 liquor bottles
Cannons being kept ready to fire at the Capital Governorate, to declare the end of fast on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan. KUWAIT CITY, May 27: Upon orders of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah an unidentified officer in the Ministry of Interior has been arrested for betrayal of trust and taking advantage of his military uniform to manage a prostitution network, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to security sources, as soon as the Operations Room of Interior Ministry received information that the officer was bringing in girls from China and supplying them to his customers, senior leaders in the Interior Ministry issued orders to put the officer under surveillance and issued an arrest order.
After his arrest, the man is said to have admitted to the charge.
245 liquor bottles seized:
An Asian bootlegger has been arrested and handed over to the General Department for Drugs and Alcohol Control, reports Al-Shahed daily.
The daily added, the suspect was caught in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh with 245 bottles of booze. Police then raided the man’s house in the area and seized an unidentified number of bottles of locally-manufactured booze.
26 law violators held:
Personnel from the General Department for Residence Affairs have arrested 26 violators of residence and labor laws and those reported absconding domestic by their employers, reports Al-Anba daily.
The arrested people are of various nationalities holding Article 20 residence permit.
The arrest came after the Department received a tip-off from an unidentified person that the violators were sheltered by an unidentified person and that they were involved in illegal activities.
All those arrested have been referred to the concerned authority to prepare their deportation from the country.
KD 250,000 fireworks seized:
Customs officers at the Shuwaikh Port have confiscated a shipment of fireworks with a street value of KD 250,000, reports Al-Rai daily.
The daily added, the shipment came from an unidentified country. The list of packing issued by the country of origin showed the contents of the container as furniture, home accessories and clothes hangers.
The investigations are continuing.
‘Money to go for DAESH’:
The investigations carried out by Ministry of Interior with the crew of two ships loaded with coal revealed that the money earned from selling the coal will be sent to the secret bank accounts of DAESH, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.
They revealed that the investigations were conducted in cooperation with the General Customs Department and the General Coast Guard Department.
The sources said a report will be submitted to the concerned authorities to complete the investigations concerning how the money will reach the terrorist organization especially with the tight security measures implemented by specialized authorities.