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Life in jail for growing drugs at home

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KUWAIT CITY, June 29: The Criminal Court sentenced a citizen to life imprisonment for growing marijuana in his apartment in Salwa and drug trafficking. The citizen was caught red-handed in possession of large quantities of narcotics, gold bars and cash believed to be proceeds from trafficking in narcotics. The sentence was issued following extensive investigations conducted by the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) at the Interior Ministry, which monitored the activities of the citizen as per the directive of Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major General Hamed Al-Dawas and under the supervision of Director of the department Brigadier General Mohammad Qabazard, and his assistant, Brigadier General Hamad Al-Sabah.


According to a security source, the anti-narcotics officers, after careful monitoring, were able to connect the threads of the case after noticing a significant spread of marijuana in certain areas, particularly in the Capital and Hawally Governorates, and the chalet area. He added that investigations led to the identification of the accused, a Kuwaiti, who was using his apartment for preparing, packaging and storing drugs — 45 marijuana plants, four kilograms of the substance ready for distribution, 37 kilograms of gold bars and precious metals. The Public Prosecution charged the accused with drug trafficking, possession of narcotic substances for distribution, cultivation of prohibited substances within the residence, and collecting money through an illegal activity.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff

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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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Syrian Expat Jailed For 12 Years Over Fake Kuwaiti Citizenship

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KUWAIT CITY, June 30: A criminal court has sentenced a Syrian expatriate to 12 years in prison and imposed a fine of 961,000 Kuwaiti dinars for fraudulently obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship by falsely claiming to be related to a deceased citizen. Investigations revealed that the expatriate’s father had conspired with the citizen to include his son in official records in exchange for a sum of money. As a result, the accused illegally accessed numerous citizenship benefits, including employment at the Ministry of Defense, retirement privileges, a salary, a pension, a housing allowance, and an attempt to claim a government residential plot.

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