Alcohol

KUWAIT: A citizen was arrested for selling imported alcohol, said security sources. Case papers indicate that detectives were tipped off concerning the suspect's activity and he was later arrested. Bottles of alcohol were found in his possession.

GCC nationals arrested

Two GCC nationals were arrested in Sulaibiya for setting garbage containers on fire and multiple robberies.

Shopping mall fire

A fire broke out yesterday on the roof of a Mangaf shopping mall.  Security sources said that firemen rushed to the scene and managed to contain the fire and prevented it from spreading to adjacent buildings. No casualties were reported. KFSD's PR and Media Manager Brigadier Khalil Al-Amir said that the shopping mall was in violation of safety conditions and that power was disconnected in collaboration with MEW before the fire was extinguished.

Foodstuff stores

Hawally Municipality Food Control teams inspected a number of foodstuff stores where they filed 127 citations for working without health certificates, expired food items, dirty conditions and operating a facility prior to getting municipality license. The campaign also resulted in confiscating and destroying 941 kilograms of foul food items.

Buhara community

MoI Undersecretary Lt General Mahmoud Al-Doussari received a delegation from the Buhara community in Kuwait recently. Lt General Mahmoud Al-Doussari said that all security measures are in place to ensure that all communities practiced their religious rituals freely and safely in Kuwait.

By Hanan Al-Saadoun