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Five-Year Prison Sentence for Kidnapping, Narcotics, and Forgery Convicts

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KUWAIT CITY, April 21: The Court of Appeal issued its ruling in a case involving a Kuwaiti citizen, a female Kuwaiti citizen, and residents, who were accused of unlawfully arresting and detaining a Lebanese doctor, kidnapping him, possessing narcotic and psychotropic substances, and forging an official document. The court overturned the first-instance ruling and imposed a five-year prison sentence on two Kuwaiti soldiers, a female doctor, two Bedouns, and an Iraqi female expat, along with a fine of 5,000 dinars. The defendants were convicted on charges of kidnapping, illegal detention, forgery, and possession of narcotics without intent to trade or use. The Public Prosecution revealed that two of the defendants, who were security personnel in the Ministry of Interior, stopped the victim, planted narcotic and psychotropic substances in his vehicle, and fabricated a false case to have him deported, with the involvement of the other defendants.

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Three injured in vehicle collision and fire on Jahra Road

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Three injured in vehicle collision and fire on Jahra Road

Kuwait firefighting team tackles vehicle fire on the Jahra Road.

KUWAIT CITY, July 1: Firefighting teams from the Shuwaikh Industrial Fire Station responded Tuesday morning to a collision and fire involving two vehicles on Jahra Road in the Shuwaikh area.

The incident resulted in injuries to three individuals. Emergency teams swiftly managed the situation, and the injured were handed over to medical emergency services for treatment.

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Fake UK Apartments Scam Lands Kuwaiti Woman In Jail

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KUWAIT CITY, June 30: The Court of Cassation has sentenced a Kuwaiti businesswoman to four years in prison with hard labor and fined her 1,152,000 Kuwaiti dinars after convicting her of defrauding several citizens. She falsely claimed to offer residential apartments in the UK for Kuwaiti students, convincing parents that she owned properties near British universities. In exchange for reserving these non-existent units, she collected large sums of money. Investigations revealed that she operated the fraudulent scheme in partnership with an Egyptian accomplice who fled the country once the scam was uncovered. Despite the exposure, she continued her fraudulent activities until her arrest. She was later charged with fraud and money laundering. The Court of Cassation upheld the lower court’s ruling, confirming her guilt and making the verdict final.

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Expat Ends Life by Slashing Vein in Kuwait’s Al Waha

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KUWAIT CITY, June 30: An expatriate tragically took his own life in the Al Waha area by slashing his vein, resulting in severe bleeding. The motive behind the suicide remains unknown.

According to a security source, the incident was reported by a friend of the victim to one of his colleagues. Upon receiving the alert, emergency services promptly dispatched an ambulance to the scene. Paramedics confirmed that the expatriate had used a sharp knife to inflict the fatal wounds.

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