Death sentence for a Kuwaiti national, an Egyptian, and his son on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering

The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti national, an Egyptian woman, and her Egyptian son to death after convicting them of drug trafficking, trafficking in psychotropic substances, and money laundering. The court also ordered that the fourth defendant, a Kuwaiti national, be released on bail of 500 Kuwaiti dinars, with a commitment to good behavior for two years.

Details of the case reveal that the first three defendants were accused of laundering proceeds from drug trafficking amounting to 73,830 dinars, through financial transfers via exchange companies to the second defendant in Egypt, as well as possessing cocaine and pregabalin with intent to traffic and consume.

Investigations by the Criminal Investigation Department uncovered the first defendant caught red-handed selling three grams of cocaine for 360 dinars at the parking lot of the Al-Zahraa Cooperative Society. A search of his residence yielded quantities of narcotics and psychotropic substances, 110 capsules, four sensitive scales, and cash amounts.

The first defendant admitted that the second defendant, who is abroad, directed the sales operations via the Snapchat application, while the third defendant, his mother, was responsible for receiving the drugs and delivering them to buyers, then transferring the sales proceeds to Egypt through exchange companies.

A search of the third defendant’s home also resulted in the seizure of quantities of psychotropic capsules. The fourth defendant was accused of providing pregabalin to her free of charge for personal consumption.