Kuwait Customs Thwarts Smuggling of 4.7 Kilograms of Marijuana and 6,000 Hallucinogenic Pills

Kuwait Airport Customs inspectors at Terminal T5, under the supervision of Saleh Al-Omair, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Customs for Border, Investigation, and Customs Intelligence Affairs, thwarted an attempt to smuggle various quantities of narcotics and psychotropic substances carried by a traveler arriving from Bangladesh.

According to a statement by the General Department of Customs, a thorough inspection led to the seizure of three bags containing marijuana with a total weight of 4.750 kilograms, six bags of the narcotic substance "Shabu" weighing 319.3 grams, and 31 bags containing 6,211 ecstasy pills, which are classified as psychotropic substances.

The Department stated that the seizure report is being prepared and the required customs and legal procedures are being completed, in preparation for referring the suspect and the seized items to the General Department for Combating Narcotics and Alcohol.