KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspectors are seen during a crackdown on illegal billboards, carried out recently in Hawally.

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man was arrested yesterday for issuing commercial licenses and collecting rents illegally. Investigations which led to the suspect's arrest came after Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, the Interior Ministry's Undersecretary Assistant for Citizenship and Passports Affairs, received information about a person who issued multiple commercial licenses on the same address, and ran them without practicing work.

He authorized Brigadier Saud Al-Khedr, Director of the General Department of Residency Affairs Investigations, to investigate the issue, and the suspect was summoned and confronted with evidence, the ministry's Relations and Security Media Department said. The man pleaded guilty during questioning, and was sent to the proper authorities to face charges.

Smuggling foiled

Customs officials at Kuwait International Airport arrested an Asian man with possession of nearly 3,000 drug pills he tried to smuggle into Kuwait. The suspect was referred to concerned authorities for further action.

Illegal billboards

Kuwait Municipality conducted an inspection campaign in Hawally, which resulted in removing 33 unlicensed billboards and issuing 12 citations on related violations.

By Hanan Al-Saadoun