KUWAIT: Kuwaiti
customs officers seized on Friday 10 million Tramadol pills, enlisted among
narcotics that affect human mental condition. Jamal Al-Jalawi, Director of the
Kuwait Customs Directorate General, said in a statement personnel of the
customs warehouses management at Shuwaikh Port seized the banned drugs.

Jalawi said the
Tamol-X 225 pills were in a container shipped from an Asian country, adding
that the importer tried to smuggle the shipment illegally into Kuwait, and when
he failed, attempted to send the drugs abroad. Musaed Al-Hlailah, inspection
supervisor at the port, said the smugglers attempted to bring the cargo in a
40-feet container with a manifest reading electrical and medical appliances.

Hlailah said
contents of the container were examined after the importer tried to reship
them, thus arousing suspicion among officers in charge. Screening devices
showed cartons were packed with the prohibited pills. Tramadol is illegal in
Kuwait and its medical prescription for some cases of physical or psychological
illnesses is subject to regulations and terms. - KUNA