KUWAIT: A high-ranking criminal investigation officer was arrested for receiving bribes and planting drugs in a citizen's vehicle to get rid of him in order to make way for a business tycoon who admired his wife, said security sources. Case papers indicate that a citizen and his wife, who works in one of the ministries, reported that a businessman they know had been harassing them and trying to ruin their marriage.

Accordingly, the high-ranking police officer was assigned to investigate the matter, but he ended up befriending the suspect and they both exchanged visits. Security sources said that the officer received valuable gifts including a speedboat, a vehicle and several touristic trips abroad, in addition to a monthly 'allowance', until the day came when the businessman asked him to return the favor. "I am fed up with the couple who filed a complaint against me," he told the policeman, who suggested placing drugs in the husband's vehicle and arresting him at a routine checkpoint.

The sources added that after being tipped off about what happened, the manager of the financial crimes department Lt Col Senaitan Al-Mutairi examined the husband's record and found it clear of any drug-related cases, and also subjected him to drug tests which proved he had never used them. Accordingly, Mutairi informed the Ministry of Interior's Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd, who ordered a wider investigation that resulted in arresting the officer.

During interrogations, the officer admitted to receiving gifts and money but denied they were bribes, insisting they were loans he intended to pay back. However, the officer admitted to planting the drugs in the husband's vehicle, and he was arrested along with the businessman. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.

'Selfie' threat

A female citizen filed a complaint against someone she knows, noting that he was threatening to post a selfie they took together on Instagram unless she accompanied him to a 'mixed' party in a Salmiya apartment. Security sources noted that the girl provided the police with the suspect's information. A case was filed and the suspect is being summoned for further investigations. - Al-Rai, Al-Qabas, Al-Anbaa