Crime News
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‘Customs’ thwarts smuggling of subsidized food supplies
The Northern Ports and Failaka Island Customs Department has foiled an attempt to smuggle subsidized food supplies out of Kuwait.…
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Pakistani arrested at airport trying to smuggle ammunition out of Kuwait
The Kuwait International Airport securitymen have thwarted an attempt by a Pakistani man — traveling with his wife — to…
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Health Ministry shuts down 12 private pharmacies citing legal violations
In a decisive move to uphold the integrity of Kuwait’s pharmaceutical sector, Minister of Health Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadhi has ordered…
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MOI arrests gang member for extorting money from expat vendors in Jleeb
The Ministry of Interior has busted a criminal gang for harassing Asian vendors in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, blackmailing them and demanding,…
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Cassation hands 7-year prison term, fine for forgery, salary fraud
The Court of Cassation has sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen, a government employee to seven years in prison and imposed a…
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Men in uniform pay 45,000 dinars compensation in high-profile Salmi assault case
The curtain has finally come down on a long-running legal dispute stemming from a widely publicized assault at the Salmi…
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Court refers Al-Mutair case to new circuit in latest insult charges
The Criminal Court convened yesterday to examine a new lawsuit against former MP Mohammed Al-Mutair, accusing him of insulting the…
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Court acquits two former Sports Authority officials of public funds misuse
The Misdemeanor Court of Cassation has acquitted two former deputies to the Director General of the Public Authority for Sports,…
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‘Online payment scams now most common cybercrime in Kuwait’
Lieutenant Colonel Ammar Al-Sarraf, Head of the Support Services Department at the Ministry of Interior’s Cybercrime Combating Department, said the…
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Visa forgery gang busted in Kuwait: Sophisticated scam targeted European embassies
In a major breakthrough in combating visa fraud, the Ministry of Interior has announced the arrest of a criminal network…
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