KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested an Ethiopian gang that swindled citizens and expats through a bogus domestic help office. Members of the gang also sheltered absconders and employed them in violation of the law. Detectives learned about the gang’s activity, then formed a team that collected all the necessary information. A total of eight men and ten women were arrested in an ambush. They all were sent to concerned authorities.
Airport security
Airport security arrested 161 wanted persons during the month of April and sent them to concerned authorities, along with 28 forgers and 19 persons with passports that do not belong to them. Deportation fingerprints were taken from 58 deportees, and 203 persons were returned because they are banned from traveling, while 959 travel ban orders were lifted. The department said 826,249 persons used Kuwait airport for departure and arrival during April, according to airport security statistics.
Fire
Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh firefighters put out a fire in an Abdullah Mubarak house. Three persons were rescued, including one who suffered smoke inhalation, and was treated onsite by paramedics.
By Hanan Al-Saadoun
