17,004 liquor bottles seized

KUWAIT: On a routine inspection campaign, Ahmadi security arrested two Asians with 17,004 home-made liquor bottles, 36 barrels full of liquor, 24 gas cylinders, seven plastic bags of liquor and quantities of yeast they used in manufacturing the liquor.

Ex-convict arrested

Ahmadi police arrested an ex-convict wanted on several cases. He was in an abnormal condition, and had 69 Captagon tablets, 10 narcotic pills, a black bag with one shabu envelope, five half-empty envelopes containing what is suspected to be drugs, and six wrappers containing a brown substance suspected of being heroin. Drugs paraphernalia was also found. KD70 in forged currency along with other suspected substances were also found, along with an air rifle and two boxes of bullets. The car the suspect drove was used in a theft. The suspect was sent to concerned authorities.

Gang of 4 nabbed

A gang of four was arrested with half a kilo of meth, 50 gm of marijuana, 250 psychotropic pills, two guns, ammunition and some fireworks, said security sources. Case papers indicate that narcotic detectives had been tipped off concerning a citizen selling drugs. He was arrested along with two other citizens and a GCC national in a camp.

High-voltage cables stolen

An MEW employee reported that on sending electricity technicians to fix a power failure in a power unit, they found out that some high-voltage cables and DPUs had been stolen.

Suspects escape

Jahra security are hunting for two suspects who escaped arrested after others surrounded two security officers, preventing them from doing their job, said security sources. Case papers indicate that a man was arrested for an armed robbery using a cleaver to threaten a grocer, before another person with no ID showed up asking to release him. Both men were arrested for not holding any IDs, but soon a few others showed up, creating commotion around the patrol to enable the two suspects to escape. In another development, a citizen and owner of a baqala reported that an unidentified person stopped his delivery man and stole KD80 in cash, in addition to a number of prepaid mobile recharge cards.

KD 450, ATM cards missing

A citizen reported that an unidentified robber broke her vehicle window and stole her purse with KD 100 in it in addition to that of her sisterin-law with KD350 in it and ATM cards, which he used to withdraw money from their bank accounts. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.