Kuwait Customs foils two drug-smuggling bids in air cargo shipments

Kuwait Customs successfully thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle suspected chemical intoxicants into the country through air cargo. The illicit materials were arriving from the United Kingdom and Canada.

In the first incident, Air Cargo Customs inspectors became suspicious of an incoming shipment. A detailed inspection revealed 100 sheets of A4 paper, weighing approximately 790 grams, impregnated with a suspected chemical substance.

The second seizure involved a shipment containing books. Officers from the Investigation and Search Department discovered printed sheets saturated with the same chemical substance hidden within one of the books. Combined, the seized materials from both shipments weighed about 3.510 kilograms.

Authorities coordinated with the Drug Control General Department to apprehend an Indian suspect upon his arrival to collect the two shipments. The suspect has been handed over to the relevant authorities, and legal proceedings are currently in progress.