Video – Man selling e-cigarette to school kids

It ended with officers walking into a house in Saad Al-Abdullah and finding boxes of e-cigarettes, bags of tombak, and almost KD 1,722 in cash. Five men were arrested. But the story of how they got caught started weeks earlier, with a simple tip about a grocery store near a school.

That tip turned out to be true. And it led police to something far bigger than a single shopkeeper breaking the rules.

How the tip turned into an arrest

It began with information reaching the police about a grocery store operating close to a school. Officers were told the shop was selling e-cigarettes to teenagers, a claim serious enough to open an investigation.

Detectives didn’t move straight away. They watched the location first, checking whether the information was accurate. It was. Officers confirmed the shop was taking orders, preparing them, and delivering e-cigarettes to young customers, exactly as described in the tip.

What made this operation harder to spot is that it wasn’t a normal shop with a storefront. It was run from inside a private home. Orders came in by phone, and workers delivered them just outside the house, away from the front door. That setup let the group avoid drawing attention for some time.

The moment of the arrest

The first suspect was caught red-handed, selling e-cigarettes to school students right outside the house. That arrest gave police the opening they needed to move on the rest of the group.

Officers then searched the property itself. Inside, they found the four remaining suspects, along with the goods that had funded the operation: 13 large boxes of e-cigarettes, 23 smaller boxes, and 219 small bags of tombak, a tobacco product. Alongside the merchandise, police recovered KD 1,722 in cash, described as the proceeds from sales.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior, the suspects admitted to running the business together from inside the house. Each man had a role. Some supervised the workers. Others collected payments. Some took phone orders, prepared them, and handled deliveries to customers waiting outside.

All five suspects, along with everything seized, have now been handed over to the competent authorities for legal action. The Ministry of Interior said the operation is part of continuous security efforts to protect minors and look after their health and safety.

Why this matters to people in Kuwait

For parents in Kuwait, cases like this are a reminder that e-cigarettes aimed at teenagers aren’t always sold from obvious shops. A private house near a school, running on phone orders and quiet deliveries, can be just as much a risk as an actual store.

Kuwait has strict rules against selling tobacco and e-cigarette products to minors, and officials have repeatedly said protecting school-age children from these products is a priority. This case shows the Ministry of Interior is willing to follow up on tips, even when the operation is hidden inside a residential home rather than run as a regular business.

Residents who spot similar activity near schools in their area, whether it’s a shop, a home, or a delivery service, can help by reporting it rather than assuming it’s harmless. You can find more local news from Kuwait on cases like this as they develop.

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