Smuggling of 47 kilograms of shabu and 45 liters of raw shabu liquid thwarted at the Abdali border crossing

The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate for Anti-Narcotics, announced the foiling of the smuggling of approximately 47 kilograms of shabu and 45 liters of raw shabu liquid through the Abdali border crossing, under the direct supervision of Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

In a press statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Interior said that the General Directorate for Anti-Narcotics succeeded in apprehending one of the members of a network involved in smuggling, manufacturing, and distributing narcotics, and in foiling the smuggling of a shipment of shabu and the raw materials used in its production. This action was taken as a continuation of the case of a suspect previously apprehended at his residence in the Saad Al-Abdullah district for manufacturing shabu in a “jakhour” (rural farm) in the Kabd district and trading in narcotics.

The statement clarified that the apprehension followed investigative and surveillance operations and the setting of a tight ambush, in coordination with the General Directorate of Customs, as the suspect arrived from the Republic of Iraq through the Abdali border crossing. Approximately 47 kilograms of shabu and 45 liters of raw shabu liquid, used in the production of psychotropic substances, were found hidden in a clandestine manner inside the vehicle’s frame.

It added that “investigations revealed that the suspect had been traveling by land to the Mahshahr area in Iran to meet a drug dealer who was responsible for concealing the shipments inside the vehicle. He would then return via the Republic of Iraq to the State of Kuwait and hand them over to the previously apprehended suspect for unloading at one of the jakhours, manufacturing shabu, and distributing it through distribution networks.”

The statement noted that the suspect admitted to carrying out more than 24 smuggling operations over two years, which included bringing shipments into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where individuals affiliated with the other suspect would receive the vehicle, unload its cargo, and return it to him for the journey back to the State of Kuwait.