Customs dept foils Asian driver’s bid to smuggle in 22-kg hashish

Expat arrested for selling ‘Farawla’ drug to students; 2 women held for vice

By Munaf Nayef

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KUWAIT CITY, April 17: An Asian expatriate was arrested for attempting to smuggle 22 kgs of hashish into the country via Abdali border, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Director General of General Administration for Customs Counselor Jamal Al-Jalawi appreciated the efforts exerted by Abdali customs officers in discovering the contraband. As soon as he received information about the discovery, he rushed to Abdali Customs head office.

He affirmed that customs officers at land, air and marine checkpoints represent a strong wall for enhancing protection of the country.

Elaborating on the incident, Director of Land Customs Affairs at General Administration for Customs Meshan Al-Saeedi said a customs officer at Abdali border checkpoint suspected a heavy vehicle that arrived from Iraq. They scanned the vehicle using the inspection device at the border checkpoint and discovered some strange item near the driver seat. They checked the vehicle and found the item, which turned out to be hashish hidden behind the driver seat.

The Asian driver was arrested and referred with the confiscated hashish to the concerned authorities.

Drugs sold to students:

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A Bangladeshi expatriate identified as “Jalal” was arrested for selling “Farawla” drug to students of schools in Fahaheel area, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

According to security sources, when Ahmadi Security Director Brigadier Abdullah Al-Safa received information about the illegal activity of the suspect prior to the start of exams, he notified the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs at Ministry of Interior Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah, who in turn ordered him to arrest the suspect.

An undercover agent was sent to a lot in Fahaheel area to meet the suspect and purchase 20 Farawla pills. During the transaction, securitymen closed in on him and arrested him in possession of the drug.

He admitted to selling the drug to students before and during the time of their examinations.

He was referred with the confiscated drugs to the concerned authorities for further investigations.

KD 200 for 1 ‘fun-filled’ hour:

Officers of the vice squad, affiliated to

the Criminal Investigations Department are said to have arrested two Romanian women and referred them to the authorities for indulging in flesh trade, reports Al-Rai daily.

The women reportedly arrived into the country on visit visas a week ago and promoting their trade via the Internet. They were reportedly charging KD 200 for one ‘fun-filled’ hour.

The arrest came after police were tipped off by an unidentified source. One of them was caught red-handed after a police agent approached her and gave ‘marked police money’ in the lobby of a hotel.

Police raided the room and arrested the other woman and referred them to the concerned authority to prepare their deportation. They are believed to

be 23, 21 years old respectively.

‘VIP rapes young woman’:

An unidentified young Kuwaiti woman has filed a complaint with the police accusing a VIP of raping her, reports Annahar daily.

The complainant said the VIP invited her to his home, offered her juice that made her lose consciousness and then raped her.

When the VIP was summoned for interrogation, he refused to talk without the presence of his lawyer.

‘Take advantage’:

The General Department of Residence Affairs has called on the violators of the residence

law to take advantage of the remaining period of the humanitarian initiative launched by the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ret Lieutenant General Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah, which ends on April 22, reports Al-Anba daily. The initiative allows the violators to leave the country without paying the fees during the period and return again on new visa.

The department said its doors are open throughout the working hours and during the week to receive the violators to complete their transactions.

The department pointed out, instructions have been given to the managers and employees of the departments to expedite the transactions and facilitate the procedures according to the specific rules for each case.