KUWAIT: The renewal judge refused to free a hacker who committed electronic thefts. He was arrested following several complaints about stealing money using ATM cards. Farwaniya detectives received a complaint from a citizen that KD 1,800 was withdrawn from his account. Their investigations led them to the suspect when he made a purchase in Kuwait.

Bootlegger caught

An Indian deliveryman used his restaurant's car to deliver liquor until his arrest with 107 liquor bottles. The man activity was discovered when a patrol noticed the driver getting nervous after he saw them, so he was stopped and confessed to having the liquor. A security source said policemen arrested the mastermind who ran the liquor trade and both were sent to concerned authorities.

Pedestrian mugged

Three unidentified persons robbed a Filipina and threatened to hurt her as she was returning from work. A security source said the three took KD 1,000 and a new phone from her. A citizen told police in Nugra someone withdrew KD 1,000 from his bank account. Detectives are working on both cases.

Search for swindlers

Two Syrian brothers swindled a citizen out of KD 5,000 after they convinced him of a business venture. The citizen, in his forties, told Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh police station that the brothers told him there was a guaranteed business, and as he fully trusted them because of close relations between their families, he save them KD 5,000. But as soon as they got the money, they disappeared. Police are investigating.

Brothel raided

Farwaniya police raided a brothel where seven African and Asians nationals were caught. Most of those arrested are either wanted or reported absconding. They were sent for deportation. - Al-Rai