Two-member Ugandan gang caught for human-trafficking

Woman among 3 Indians busted in liquor factory

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He conveyed to the graduates messages of congratulations from the Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior Mahmoud Al-Dousari, affirming their support for the efforts of the graduate officers to ensure the security work is distinct in form and content.

Major General Sheikh Faisal AlNawaf urged them to apply what they have learned and follow them always in order to contribute to the upholding of security and safety of the country along with their colleagues who preceded them in the police work.

He asked God to protect Kuwait and its leaders from all evil.

By Munaif Nayef

Al-Seyassah Staff and

Agencies

KUWAIT CITY, April 12: Moral Guidance Unit of the General Security Department arrested a two-member Ugandan gang for trafficking in humans.

The gang is accused of luring and recruiting girls from Sierra Leone to work in Kuwait as housemaids after pledging to give them lucrative jobs in hotels, restaurants and other establishments with salaries ranging from 600-700 dollars a month, only to end up as domestic workers with KD 80 salaries.

A security source said concerned authorities received information about the activities of a two-man gang deeply involved in human trafficking, which smuggled girls from Sierra Leone through Guinea via road.

Apparently, the suspects managed to evade immigration by convincing Guinean authorities that the girls are headed for Senegal. They are held in a house for one week pending their transfer to the agency in Kuwait, and forced to work inside houses as maids.

The main suspect with his partner was arrested in Salmiya area in possession of recruitment applications, tickets and bank documents, alongside two housemaids from Sierra Leone. They were referred to concerned authorities for necessary action.

Traffic crackdown:

Traffic Organization Section at the Airport Security Department impounded 35 vehicles and issued 2,532 traffic violations