Crackdown on illegals Crackdown on illegals

KUWAIT: A security campaign was carried out in Aswaq Al-Qurain in Mubarak Al-Kabeer governorate led by Acting Assistant Undersecretary for General Security Affairs Major General Ali Madhi with the participation of Director General of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Security Director Major General Farraj Al-Zubi and other leaders.

The campaign resulted in the arrest of 89 violators. Policemen closed the surroundings of Aswaq Al-Qurain area at 6:50 pm on Tuesday, and policemen fanned in the area’s streets and lanes to chase and arrest wanted persons and lawbreakers. Some suspicious locations were searched and IDs of those inside were checked.

The Interior Ministry’s Relations and Security Information Department said campaigns will continue in order to remove all residency violators in cooperation and total coordination with all concerned state departments.

Police arrested 46 visa violators, two with expired visa, 14 without IDs, 17 absconders, two wanted persons, one over liquor and two over drugs.

Two cars were impounded, three were wanted for debts, and 288 traffic citations were issued. General security, traffic, rescue police, central operations, criminal security, residency affairs detectives, information technology and relations and security information departments participated in the campaign. The Interior Ministry has launched several campaigns in the past week targeting residency and labor regulations in areas such as Jahra and Shuwaikh.

By Hanan Al-Saadoun