Interior Ministry: 103 Traffic Violations and Arrests of Offenders and Security Wanted Persons in Jahra and Farwaniya Campaigns

Kuwait City, 4 Oct (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Interior carried out operations in the Al-Jahra and Al-Farwaniya governorates, resulting in the issuance of traffic violation tickets and the apprehension of violators and wanted individuals, as part of ongoing field efforts to enhance security and safety.

In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said a security and traffic campaign in Al-Jahra governorate led to the issuance of 103 traffic violation tickets and the arrest of 15 individuals whose residence permits had expired, as well as 15 wanted persons. It added that a campaign conducted by the General Directorate of Emergency Police resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals lacking identity documents and nine individuals against whom absence reports had been filed.

The ministry noted that the campaign, supervised by Brigadier General Haqqi Hamelan Al-Hamlan, Director General of the General Directorate of Emergency Police, also led to the seizure of seven vehicles wanted by the relevant authorities, in addition to one wanted individual. It stated that the campaign was led by Colonel Rakan Sabah Ali Al-Sabah, Assistant Director General of the General Directorate of Emergency Police, as part of continuous field efforts to enhance security and safety and apprehend wanted persons and lawbreakers, reaffirming the continuation of campaigns across various governorates.

In a separate statement, the ministry said the Al-Farwaniya Security Directorate conducted a security operation at the Al-Jumu’a market in the Al-Ray area, in collaboration with the Kuwait Municipality, the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Public Authority for Manpower, and the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition.

The operation resulted in the arrest of 25 wanted individuals against whom absence reports had been filed, 16 wanted individuals whose residence permits had expired, eight violators of the Labor Law, and three individuals whose visas had expired. It also reported the arrest of two wanted individuals in debt cases, two others for failing medical fitness requirements, several street vendors, one wanted for the execution of judgments, and another wanted against a non-existent company, with an arrest warrant issued “to prevent entry into the country.”

The ministry noted that the operation saw the issuance of seven reports by the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, seven by the Public Authority for Manpower, and one by the Kuwait Municipality, in addition to the provision of 120 humanitarian assistance cases. (End) H.M.D