KUWAIT: Kuwait International Airport customs officials foiled four separate attempts to smuggle drugs into Kuwait in the past few days. In the first case, a passenger arriving from Europe was noticed to be nervous, so her luggage was searched and 19 pieces of mushrooms mixed with a highly potent drug were found.
Another passenger from Europe had cocaine on him, while an Arab man arriving from his country had several hashish pieces. A European man had a marijuana joint which was found by an officer.
Meanwhile, Nuwaiseeb border outlet supervisor Bilal Al-Khamees said his men foiled yesterday an attempt to smuggle 425 cigarette cartons and 1,127 vaping flavor vials hidden in a Gulf national’s vehicle. The contraband was confiscated and will be sold in an auction.
In other news, three vehicles were engulfed in flames in a Salmiya yard. Salmiya
and Bidaa fire stations responded and fought the blaze to avoid more losses. Investigations are being made to determine the cause of the fire.
By Hanan Al-Saadoun
