The Egyptian expatriate with confiscated fake work permits.

KUWAIT: An Egyptian was recently arrested for issuing fake work permits in collaboration with a company representative (Mandoob) working for a farm owner, said security sources.

Case papers indicate that residency detectives found out that 145 laborers were registered as farm laborers and on summoning the owner, he said that only 14 of them worked in the farm. On arresting two of the laborers, they said that they had paid an Egyptian KD 1,600 each for the residency. The Egyptian was arrested, however the Mandoob had already fled the country.

KUWAIT: The Asian bootlegger with bottles of home-made liquor

Liquor trader

The Ministry of Interior's relations and security media department announced the arrest of an Asian in Salmiya with the possession of 48 bottles of home-made liquor, said security sources. When asked to pull over, the suspect abandoned his vehicle and tried to flee on foot. When caught, he offered the policemen a KD 952 bribe to release him.

By Hanan Al-Sa'doun