Kuwait: 4kg of drugs from Iran seized

Kuwaiti customs officers seized 4kg of drugs hidden inside a furniture container shipped from Iran. The haul of methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant locally known as shabu, was seized at the Shuwaikh port, according to

Al Rai newspaper.

The illicit stuff was elaborately stowed inside the furniture, it added. No arrests were reported.

In August, Kuwait’s customs authorities said they had seized 1.5kg of drugs hidden in boxes of fruits also coming from Iran. Two months earlier, customs officers at the Kuwait Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle 5kg of pure drugs into a chocolate shipment also coming from Iran. The drugs were stashed below chocolate bars, according to an official.