While the Ministry of the Interior continued the fierce war against poison dealers and smugglers, it announced the seizure of a large and varied amount of drugs, which consisted of 120 kilograms of narcotic hashish, 36,000 Captagon pills, a kilogram of shabu, a quarter of a kilogram of heroin, and 9 kilograms of powder. Lyrica, 15,000 Lyrica capsules, and 50,000 empty capsules, are in the possession of six brothers who manufacture and promote Lyrica and Shabu powder and tablets.
After supervising this huge seizure, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Six drug-trafficking brothers in police custody reaffirmed that the country is under a fierce war by drug smugglers, explaining, “We will not allow them to harm and harm our children and youth and rob their future,” and that “no one above the law,” reports Al-Qabas daily.
Al-Khaled expressed appreciation for the continuous efforts of the securitymen and all sectors of the state concerned in confronting drug smugglers, and repelling all smuggling methods and attempts.
He called on drug control men to be more prepared and vigilant, and to exert all energies in order to pursue and arrest those who smuggle, promote and manufacture these toxins.
Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled stressed that “no one is above the law, and everyone who cooperates, fails or fails will be held accountable,” adding, “This is a covenant before God that we protect our country and our citizens.”
He pointed out that many families have been affected by the promoters of deadly poisons that destroy the future of our youth, but we swore to continue the effort to protect the people of Kuwait and we will not allow these smugglers and merchants to destroy the future of our youth, and whatever methods they invent, we are on the lookout for them.
During the visit, the Minister of Interior was accompanied by Acting Undersecretary Major General Mansour Al-Awadi, Head of Human Resources and Information Technology Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Sheikh Mubarak Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, and Director General of the Coast Guard General Directorate Major General Talal Al-Mounis.
In addition, a security source told Al-Qabas that the General Administration for Drug Control, in cooperation with the General Administration of the Coast Guard and the General Administration of Customs, thwarted since the beginning of the current year 2023, and until yesterday, the entry of large quantities of narcotic substances estimated at millions of dinars.
The source added that the most prominent quantities seized since the beginning of the year are about 500 kg of narcotic hashish, 17 million tablets of psychotropic substances (Lrica), 500 kg of Lyrica powder, 110 kg of Shabu, and 2 kg of chemicals.
