In Video.. Qabazard: GCC States Deploy Latest Technologies to Combat Drug Smuggling and Trafficking
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The General Administration for Combating Narcotics concluded a training course with Kuwaiti and Gulf participation, which was commended by its Director General, Brigadier Mohammed Qabazard. Meanwhile, suspects were apprehended in possession of narcotics.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Kuwait officials: The General Department for Combating Narcotics has concluded the course “Intelligent Surveillance in Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Cases,” held from the 1st to the 5th of this month, with the participation of 36 officers, including 16 from Kuwait and 20 from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
The course focused on developing participants’ skills in using intelligent surveillance technologies and modern methods to monitor and track drug trafficking and distribution activities, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and strengthening joint coordination among relevant agencies in GCC member states.
At the conclusion of the course, Major General Mohammed Qabazard, Director General of the General Department for Combating Narcotics, honored the participating officers, emphasizing the importance of continuing joint GCC security cooperation and training, and leveraging the latest technologies to confront evolving criminal methods in drug trafficking and distribution.
In a separate development, officers from the General Department for Combating Narcotics apprehended suspects in two separate cases, in possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances with intent to traffic and consume, as part of the Ministry of Interior’s efforts to combat narcotics and their distributors.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior, the two apprehension operations resulted in the seizure of 232 small-sized sheets containing narcotics, 5 large-sized sheets containing narcotics, and one gram of methamphetamine (shabu).
The suspects and seized items have been referred to the competent authorities to take the necessary legal actions against them.
