KUWAIT: An Egyptian was admitted to Adan Hospital's ICU after he ingested gasoline while attempting to siphon it from a boat with his mouth. A citizen told police he saw an expat lying next to his boat with a hose inside the gas tank. When paramedics arrived, they found he had ingested the gasoline.

Endangering lives

An adolescent was arrested while showing off in his car near Sabah Al-Nasser Co-op roundabout. The suspect was sent to the traffic department and charged with endangering his and others' lives. He confessed to violating the traffic law.

Drug suspect nabbed

A citizen in his 40s was sent to the Drugs Control General Department for possessing what is suspected of being drugs. The man was seen sitting on the pavement, and when his ID was checked, he was found wanted for a KD 2,067 debt. While getting inside the police car, he threw out a joint, so police picked it up as evidence.

Drug overdose

An Egyptian abused a large amount of heroin, then threw what was left out of fear of police. He then collapsed and was rushed to a medical center, where he confessed. A police patrol noticed a man in a Farwaniya street unable to control himself, who then collapsed and hurt himself. An ambulance took him to the medical center, where it was found out he suffered a sharp drop in blood pressure due to drug use. The Egyptian confessed to using drugs and told police he threw some of it in the area where he collapsed. Police went to the area and found a bag full of powder. The case is in the hands of concerned authorities.

Maid disappears

A citizen accused her maid of stealing money and jewelry and disappearing. The citizen said her maid was missing when she returned home, then discovered that jewelry worth KD 2,700 and KD 900 were also missing. She said the maid's phone is switched off. Police are working on the case. - Al-Rai/Al-Anbaa