KUWAIT: A
motorist died in an accident reported yesterday afternoon at the Sixth Ring
Road. The victim was driving towards Jahra when his vehicle lost balance and
turned over, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) reported. The man had
succumbed to his injuries by the time firefighters and paramedics arrived to
the scene. It was not immediately known whether other vehicles were involved in
the accident. An investigation was opened to determine what caused the accident.

Cigarettes'
smugglers caught

Customs officers
at the Nuwaiseeb border outlet south of the country arrested a passenger who
was leaving Kuwait with 70 cartons of cigarettes he tried to smuggle out of the
country. Meanwhile, in another case, officers found 2,000 cartons of cigarettes
hidden in a pick-up truck. The vehicles was impounded. Smuggling of cigarettes
from Kuwait has increased since Saudi Arabia imposed heavy taxes on the
commodity in April 2017.

Police station
fire

Firemen fought a
blaze in the Jabriya police station file room. The fire was put out without
injuries, as investigations are underway to determine the cause of the blaze.

By Hanan
Al-Saadoun