KUWAIT: Nuwaiseeb
customs officers seized 20 monkeys and a pelican from a suspect who arrived
from a Gulf country. The officers called the Public Authority for Agricultural
Affairs and Fish Resources to collect the animals. The operation took place
after the Environment Public Authority were tipped off about an attempted
smuggling of endangered animals through the Nuwaiseeb land border checkpoint
south of the country. It came based on regulations that bans unauthorized trade
in endangered species in accordance with CITES (the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), of which Kuwait is a
signatory.

In other news, the Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Information
Department said that a video clip on social media showing a man moving around
in Hawally with a sharp object prompted policemen to locate the suspect, who
took the object away and arrested him. The department also commented on a
social media claim that a "wanted" Kuwaiti arrived in the country and
was not arrested by saying that the person has a case at the public
prosecution, but there is no arrest warrant or travel ban against him.

Separately, police arrested an Arab man who stabbed a compatriot three times
during a fight. Investigations revealed that the suspect had booked an airline
ticket, so a travel ban was placed on him and he was arrested at Kuwait
International Airport. In another case, a lieutenant colonel fell from a high
place while storming a place in Salwa. The officer sustained severe injuries
and was taken to hospital.

Meanwhile, a Kuwaiti youth in his 30s was detained at Salwa police station
accused of attempted murder, encouraging immorality and colliding with three
vehicles before escaping, Al-Jarida daily reported yesterday. A police source
said a charge of attempted murder was made against him because he deliberately
ran over a woman, her daughter and son. Detectives were able to arrest him
hours after the incident. The man confessed to the charges except harassment.

By Hanan Al-Saadoun