Government Storage Thief in the Grip of the Criminal Investigation Department

The Criminal Security Sector, represented by the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations – Capital Governorate Criminal Investigations Department, revealed the circumstances surrounding a case involving the theft of several storage drives belonging to a government entity, and apprehended the suspect, a Kuwaiti national employed by that entity. This came after the loss of the drives was discovered during an inventory audit. The Ministry of Interior stated in a press release that search and investigative efforts, along with the use of modern technical means, led to identifying the suspect. It emerged that he exploited the building’s emptiness of employees and visitors, stole the drives, and sold them to a computer hardware shop, where part of the stolen items was recovered.