T5 customs officers seize 4.75kg marijuana, meth and 6,211 ecstasy pills
. . . passenger arriving from Bangladesh in police custody
Kuwait Airport customs inspectors at Terminal 5 thwarted an attempt to smuggle various types of narcotic and psychotropic substances by a passenger arriving from Bangladesh.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of Saleh Al-Omar, Deputy Director General of Customs for Ports and Customs Investigation and Research.
A thorough inspection of the passenger’s belongings led to the seizure of three bags containing 4.75 kilograms of marijuana, six bags containing 319.3 grams of methamphetamine and 31 bags containing 6,211 ecstasy pills, classified as a hallucinogenic substance under the psychotropic substances schedule.
Customs authorities have referred the contraband and the suspect to the Directorate-General for Drug and Alcohol Control.
