Smuggling of 47 kilograms of "Shabu" and 45 liters of raw Shabu liquid thwarted at Al-Abdali border crossing
(KUNA) – The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate for Combating Narcotics, announced the foiling of the smuggling of 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 of Interior said 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 follows up on 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 seizure came after investigative work and the preparation of a tight ambush, in coordination with the General Customs Directorate, as the suspect arrived from the Republic of Iraq via 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 within the vehicle’s frame.
It added that “investigations revealed that the suspect traveled by land to the Mahshahr region in Iran to meet a drug dealer who was responsible for hiding 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, where the shabu would be manufactured and distributed through trafficking 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 for the journey back 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, to dry up the sources of their activities and protect the security of society and the safety of its individuals.
