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  • 650 arrested in New Year Holidays

    650 arrested in New Year Holidays

    Kuwaiti authorities arrested at least 650 criminals and handled 53 cases related to drugs and alcohol during the New Year’s holiday, Kuwait’s interior ministry said on Tuesday, according to KUNA.

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  • 1000 Expats Arrested, Kuwait

    1000 Expats Arrested, Kuwait

    Surprise campaigns were launched in various governorates based on directives from Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah and under the supervision of the respective security commands.

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  • European woman arrested at Airport

    European woman arrested at Airport

    Personnel from the Residence Affairs Investigations Department have arrested a European woman of Arab origin for entering the country on a new passport because she had been deported and an entry ban was slapped on her, reports Al-Rai daily.

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  • 1400 caught in raids

    1400 caught in raids

    Under the supervision of Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs at the Ministry of Interior Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah, the security directorates carried out surprise security campaigns which resulted in the arrest of 300 people wanted by law in connection with criminal and civil offences, reports Al-Anba daily.

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  • Three Kuwaiti women arrested

    Three Kuwaiti women arrested

    Police have taken into custody three young Kuwaiti women and are looking for their three lovers, who reportedly had ‘fun’ inside an apartment in Mahboula and after the men got drunk the girls robbed them and escaped, reports Al-Rai daily.

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  • Liquor factories caught in five flats in Kuwait

    Liquor factories caught in five flats in Kuwait

    An Indian expatriate nicknamed ‘king of alcohol’ was apprehended by security operatives. The suspect was notorious for running liquor factories at five different flats in Farwaniya area. A security source said detectives set a trap for the suspect upon receiving a tip-off about his illegal activities and went ahead to raid one of his flats where they recovered barrels full of alcohol, in addition to 330 bottles of the contraband ready for sale.

    Meanwhile, officers on a round of Sulaibiya area nabbed a Kuwaiti motorist in a hot chase and found on him a sachet containing illicit drugs. Apparently, the citizen was ordered to pull over for checking due to a traffic violation he committed but he tried to escape. The officers pursued and forced him to stop, and found illicit drug in his keep while conducting the precautionary check on him. He was referred to drug prosecution.

    By Meshal Al-Sanousi Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies
    Source : Arabtimes

  • African expatriate arrested in Khaitan, selling magic charms

    African expatriate arrested in Khaitan, selling magic charms

    An African expatriate was arrested from his house in Khaitan area for duping people by selling them magic charms at a cost of KD 200 each, reports Al-Shahed daily.

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  • An Indian and two Nepali arrested in Salwa

    An Indian and two Nepali arrested in Salwa

    Salwa police recently raided an apartment in Salwa and arrested three people — an Indian and two Nepali, reports Al-Rai daily.

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  • Indian held with 14 kilos marijuana

    Indian held with 14 kilos marijuana

    Customs officers at the Sa’ad Al-Abdullah International Airport have arrested two Indians who arrived from an unidentified GCC country for attempting to smuggle 14 kilos of marijuana into the country, reports Al-Rai daily.

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  • Four Sisters and another lady arrested

    Four Sisters and another lady arrested

     Hawalli securitymen apprehended four sisters and a lady from an unnamed Gulf country in possession of illicit pills known in the local market as ‘Larika’.

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