(MENAFN- Arab Times) The Public Relations and Security Media Department of Ministry of Interior has revealed that officers from General Department for Criminal Investigations have confiscated several types of weapons and ammunition from five Kuwaiti citizens.
According to a press statement issued by Ministry of Interior, officers from General Department for Weapons Investigations raided houses in Sulaibiya, Jaber Al- Ahmad, Fintas, Sabah Al-Salem, Abu Halifa and Rumaithiya areas after taking necessary legal measures.
They found some unlicensed weapons and ammunition from the house of a Kuwaiti citizen in Fintas area. During questioning, he revealed that he sold weapons to another Kuwaiti citizen in Sabah Al-Salem area. Securitymen rushed to the location and raided the house to find a Kalashnikov, a pistol and large number of bullets.
The second suspect revealed that he bought some of the weapons from a Kuwaiti citizen who resides in Rumaithiya.
Securitymen rushed to the third suspect's house and raided it to find a pistol and a box of bullets. The third suspect confessed that he had sold a weapon to another citizen, who was also arrested. Officers are carrying out further investigations in this regard.
They referred the suspects and the confiscated weapons to the concerned authorities for investigations and necessary legal action against them. The General Department for Criminal Investigations affirmed that the teams will continue to collect information, conduct investigations and raid suspicious locations for confiscating unlicensed weapons and protecting people and their properties.
Securitymen from the Criminal Security Department started raiding houses suspected of having illegal weapons in Sulaibiya, Jaber Al- Ahmad, Fintas, Sabah Al-Salem, Abu Halifa and Rumaithiya immediately after the end of the grace period for handing over such weapons voluntarily, says Al-Seyassah.
They also put up check point along the Sixth Ring Road, opposite South Surra where five people were arrested for the possession of unlicensed weapons. In a press statement, the Ministry of Interior disclosed the officers raided the buildings after taking legal procedures and all those arrested were referred to the relevant security department.
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