Crime
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Customs seize illegal substances
KUWAIT: The customs at the Kuwait airport has confiscated from different smugglers a variety of illegal substances including marijuana, Tramadol,…
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Customs confiscate 40 kgs of Lyrica powder
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Airport Customs have seized 40 kgs of powdered Lyrica, Sulaiman Al-Fahad, Head of Kuwait Customs announced. He…
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Arrests during surprise raid in Salmiya
KUWAIT: Under the direct field supervision of Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Anwar Al-Barjas, authorities carried out a surprise security…
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Customs foils attempts to smuggle subsidized rations
KUWAIT: Kuwait Customs seized large quantities of subsidized (tamween) foodstuff being smuggled abroad. “A large amount of tamween products have…
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Two smugglers killed, 80 kg of narcotics seized
KUWAIT: Two smugglers were killed and another was injured during a shootout with Kuwaiti coastguardsmen at sea, who foiled an…
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Customs seizes 10 kg of cannabis hidden inside electric grill
KUWAIT: Customs officers seized more than 10 kilos of cannabis from an electric grill hidden in the bag of a…
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Customs seize 41 kg of Lyrica
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s air customs confiscated 41 kg of powdered Lyrica. “The confiscated material weighed around 41 kilograms, hidden inside food…
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Customs foil attempt to smuggle banned substance
KUWAIT: Airport customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 140 kg of mitragynine (kratom) into the country. The banned substance…
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Kuwait’s MoI: 394 residency violators arrested in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Mahboula
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced that the relevant security sectors carried out a wide-scale crackdown in the Jleeb…
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Customs seize shipments containing banned substances
KUWAIT: The General Air Customs seized three different shipments containing illegal substances. One shipment contained over 3 kg of powdered…
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Kuwait to deport expats for serious environmental offenses
KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) gave orders to deport any expatriate who commits a serious environmental violation such as…
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Kuwait downgraded in US 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report
KUWAIT: Kuwait was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List in the US Department of State’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report.…
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