Airport Customs Foils Smuggling of 1.763 kg Marijuana, 10 g Heroin, and Hashish - Sarmad
The General Directorate of Customs seizes narcotics in the possession of travelers.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
As part of the General Customs Administration’s efforts to combat drug smuggling, inspectors at Kuwait International Airport apprehended a female passenger arriving from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after she was suspected of involvement and subjected to inspection procedures in Terminal 4.
According to a statement from the General Customs Administration, the search revealed that she was in possession of 564 bags containing marijuana, packaged and prepared for sale, with a total weight of 1.763 kilograms. It was determined that the passenger is a Beninese national working as a domestic helper.
In a separate operation in Terminal 5, inspectors apprehended an Indian male passenger and found in his possession seven envelopes containing a powder suspected to be heroin, with a total weight of two grams, as well as an eight-gram piece of hashish.
Appropriate legal measures were taken, and seizure reports were drawn up to refer the passengers and the confiscated substances to the General Administration for the Suppression of Drugs and Alcohol.
