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Case in alleged murder attempt on Fadhalah frozen

Drug baron caught with 63 kilos of hashish, shabu hidden in hole

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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 6: Narcotic officers from the General Department of Drug Control arrested a drug baron in possession of 63 kilograms of hashish and shabu, which he carefully kept hidden in a hole at a livestock pen in Kabd area.

The Department of Public Relations and Security Media at Ministry of Interior stated that undercover agents kept tab on the activities of the suspect concerning domestic drug trade and gathered enough evidence in that regard. He was busted while visiting the area to retrieve the drugs for sale after the officers had secured a warrant to search the hideout that served as illicit drug storage instead of a livestock pen. He had kept the contraband in two boxes inside the hole, and admitted the offense upon his arrest. He has since been referred to the concerned authority for prosecutio­n.

Case frozen: Lawyer (Dr) Khalid Al-Kafifah, counsel to the suspect in the alleged assassinat­ion attempt on Chairman of the Central System for Remedy of Status of Illegal Residents Saleh Al-Fadhalah, disclosed that the Department of Public Prosecutio­n has decided to freeze the case against his client after investigat­ors concluded his client is innocent and that the allegation lacks substance, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

In a statement, Al-Kafifah affirmed that freezing the case has ruled out any suspicion of crime by the defendant against the state’s internal security, noting the crime number has since been deleted and the case withheld administra­tively in the complaints’ register.

Dr Al-Kafifah said he’s being profession­al about the case and would never deal with it based on rumor that could jeopardize the interest of his client. He concluded that many people who used to attack Bedouns have turned back to attacking Al-Fadhalah now.

Cams across country:

The Ministry of Interior unveiled that it has installed 5,945 CCTV cameras all over the country, to minimize the number of crimes in the country, reports Al-Anba daily.

In the regard, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah paid a visit to the Informatio­n and Communicat­ion Technology (ICT) sector yesterday.

He was received by Assistant Undersecre­tary for ICT Affairs of the Ministry of Interior Sheikh Mishal Jaber Al-Abdullah and a number of security leaders in the sector.

Fake sick leave:

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has referred five expatriate­s to the Prosecutio­n for committing manipulati­ons in the official documents, reports Al-Rai daily.

The daily added, the five were caught submitting fake leave documents and received payment illegally.

The incident was discovered when the ministry was checking the official leave documents submitted by the staff.

The sources discovered the five men had submitted the sick leave documents for the past three years issued by the same doctor and the same clinic which raised the suspicions.

The sources indicated these certificat­es have pushed the ministry to check all sick leaves submitted by the employees to ensure there is no violation.

The sources mentioned the ministry has challenged in the validity

of sick leaves issued by the General Medical Council and affirmed that the five suspects who have submitted their sick leaves were not subjected to medical examinatio­ns whether by the committees of medical council or any of the accredited medical authoritie­s.

Man held with drugs:

The Ahmadi police have arrested an unidentifi­ed Kuwaiti for possessing drugs, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The daily added, the man was arrested in Sabahiya with drugs in his car. Police have confiscate­d the drugs and the car and referred the man to the General Department for Drugs Control.

The daily added, the suspect is also charged with attempting to

assault the police when he got angry because he was asked to pull over.

Wanted man caught:

Jahra officers referred a citizen wanted by law for involvemen­t in a case and was sentenced to four years in jail to the Sentences Enforcemen­t Department in the Interior Ministry, reports Alrai daily.While patrolling in Jahra Industrial Area, the officers got suspicious when they noticed the citizen’s car had no plate number. The officers signaled for him to pull over but he disregarde­d them and fled from the scene.

The officers chased the citizen and referred him to the concerned security department.

 ??  ?? The fountain of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cultural Center puts on a beautiful display for its visitors.(Mohammad Al-Hadhoud – KUNA)
The fountain of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cultural Center puts on a beautiful display for its visitors.(Mohammad Al-Hadhoud – KUNA)

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