Interior Ministry foils smuggling of nearly 47 kilograms of shabu and 45 liters of raw shabu liquid through the Abdali border crossing

The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate for Combating Narcotics, announced the foiling of an attempt to smuggle approximately 47 kilograms of shabu (methamphetamine) and 45 liters of raw shabu liquid through the Abdali border crossing, under the direct supervision of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah.

In a press statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry stated that the General Directorate for Combating 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 for trafficking in narcotics.

The statement clarified that the apprehension followed investigative work 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. Authorities discovered approximately 47 kilograms of shabu and 45 liters of raw shabu liquid, used in the production of psychotropic substances, concealed in a secret manner within the vehicle’s chassis.

It was added that “investigations revealed that the suspect had been traveling by land to the Mahshahr area in Iran to meet a drug trafficker 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 over the vehicle to the previously apprehended suspect, who would unload it at one of the jakhours to manufacture shabu and distribute 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 take possession of the vehicle, unload its cargo, and return it to him so he could return to the State of Kuwait.

The Ministry affirmed that the General Directorate for Combating Narcotics will continue to track the remaining members of the network and its extensions, and take the necessary measures against those involved, in order to dry up the sources of their activities and protect the security of society and the safety of its individuals.