KUWAIT: Director of Farwaniya Governorate Brig Saleh Matar ordered the detention of a retired colonel at Farwaniya police station after he was caught drunk on the road. The Interior Ministry received a call about a man in an abnormal condition walking and disturbing passersby. The man was arrested and detained to be sent to the public prosecution.

Fatal fall

Two citizens told Adailiya police that they found an injured man between a cafe and a cooperative society, and it was discovered that he fell from a height and suffered extensive injuries to the face and hands. The Indian man was taken by ambulance to Amiri Hospital, but died en route. The deceased man arrived in the country two days ago, and had a departure stamp on his passport dated on May 9, 2016.

'Liquor factory'

Ahmadi Security Director Brig Abdallah Saffah ordered the detention of four Indians after they were caught running a liquor factory in Ali Sabah Al-Salem, while the equipment and liquor were seized by Interior Ministry workers. A security source said Ahmadi patrols were on a routine tour in Ali Sabah Al-Salem, and when they asked a person for his ID, he fled. He was chased until he entered a house where the liquor was noticed. The suspect was found absconding, while others in the house were making and bottling the liquor. Police found 29 bottles of liquor, 38 sugar sacks, 277 large liquor drums, two distillation tanks, five large tanks and KD 378.

Weapon possession

Weapons detectives arrested a Saudi male nurse for having an AK-47 and ammunition, both unlicensed. A security source said information was received about the nurse who works at the military hospital having an unlicensed weapon, so police raided his house in Sulaibiya where they found AK-47 ammunition. The suspect told police he has a farm in Kabd where he kept the weapon, which was found buried 1.5 m deep. The suspect was sent to the prosecution.

Travel document

A citizen found it strange that his Asian domestic helper left the country while he still had her passport with him. The citizen had first taken the maid to Rumaithiya police station and told them her actions indicate she is not stable, so the officer in charge referred her to the psychiatric hospital. The citizen then took the woman to the hospital. A security source said the citizen went two days later to apply for a new maid, where he was surprised to find the woman he left in hospital had left the country, although her passport is with him. He went back to the police station and told them what happened. It is possible that she left using a travel document from her country's embassy.

Harasser

A citizen resorted to police after being fed up with a harasser's calls, who invited her to have juice with him. A security source said the woman went to Fahd Al-Ahmad police station and told them she received a call from a person she does not know, who claimed it was a wrong number. But he called her again and invited her to have juice with him. She admonished him, telling him she was married, but he said "that's not a problem", so she ended the call, but he kept calling many times. The woman gave police the telephone number of the harasser, and police are working on the case.

Swindler questioned

Detectives are interrogating a citizen who was involved in swindling citizens and expats as he sold them properties with fake contracts in Turkey, Egypt and Lebanon. A security source said several complaints were received by police about a citizen's involvement in running a bogus real estate office which he used to lure his victims. He used to show interested people pictures and plans of bogus projects in Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey, claiming they belong to his office, and he was able to make several deals and received deposits. The suspect, who was outside the country, was arrested upon his return and sent to concerned authorities.

Blackmail suspect arrested

Cybercrime detectives arrested a student at a commercial institute who stole photos of girls to blackmail them. The girls went to criminal detectives and told them that their emails were hacked and photos downloaded, followed by messages demanding money to prevent publishing them. Detectives were able to identify the suspect, a citizen, and he was sent to concerned authorities. - Al-Anbaa