DCGD officers arrest duo over drug trading and consumption

(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY March 15: Officers from the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) arrested two Egyptians for drug trading and consumption with 2000 Tramadol pills six rolls of hashish and a gram of ice drugs in their possession. In a press statement the Interior Ministry revealed the department received information that the two suspects are trafficking in drugs. After verifying the information the department formed a team of officers who arrested the two suspects. During investigation the suspects admitted to drug dealing and consumption. A case was registered and both suspects were referred to the concerned security department for legal action.

Hunt on for ''rifle'' man: Police are looking for an unidentified person driving a luxurious vehicle for pointing a Kalashnikov rifle at the guards of an unidentified complex reports Al- Anba daily. The daily quoting security sources said the man approached the gate of a commercial complex and ordered the guards to open the gate of a private parking lot. When the guards refused he reportedly pointed a Kalashnikov rifle at them and drove off with a woman who was in the passenger seat.

Police net ex-criminal: Police have arrested a Kuwaiti believed to be a former criminal for possessing unlicensed hunting guns and ammunition reports Al-Anba daily. The suspect was seized at a police checkpoint in Salwa for driving without license and car registration. Police have seized from the man two hunting guns and 225 rounds of ammunition.

Boy killed in accident: A 7-yearold Kuwaiti boy died in a traffic accident in Al-Zahr reports Al-Anba daily. Without going into details the daily said the boy was run over by a Sri Lankan motorist. He was rushed to the Adan Hospital but was declared dead upon arrival. The remains of the victim have been referred to Forensics and the motorist to a police station

Car thieves held: Police have arrested two people a Kuwaiti and a bedoun for stealing 9 luxurious cars reports Al-Rai daily. A security source said the arrest came after the Salwa police received several complaints about the thefts of cars from the area. Intensive investigations pointed a finger of accusation at a Kuwaiti who lives in the area and police caught him red-handed while driving a stolen car. During interrogation the thief admitted to stealing cars and gave police the name of his accomplice who is an expert car electrician and can start the engine without the key by merely joining wires. One of them is reportedly wanted by law and had been sentenced in absentia to four years imprisonment.

2 injured in accidents: 2 injured in accidents: A citizen sustained serious injury when his vehicle toppled on the Fifth Ring Road opposite Bayan Palace. The Operations Room of the Interior Ministry received report about the accident and dispatched securitymen with Medical Emergency Men to the scene. The driver was referred to nearest hospital. A case was registered. Meanwhile a Bangladeshi expatriate was referred to Farwaniya Hospital for injuries he suffered in different parts of his body following a twovehicle collision on Mohammed Bin Al-Qassem Street.