Hawally Governorate security personnel spotted the suspect among trees in the Mishref area during a routine security patrol on October 27, the Ministry of Interior said. When officers approached the man, he threw away a transparent bag containing methamphetamine, prompting them to detain him as a precaution. A search uncovered nine additional sachets on his person, and questioning led to the recovery of further quantities at his residence, bringing the total to 52 sachets of the substance.
The Indian national confessed during interrogation that he had stored more methamphetamine at his home in Jabriya, according to the ministry. He also described burying drugs in the ground and sending location details to customers by telephone as his delivery method. The ministry stated that the suspect and all seized materials were referred to competent authorities for legal action as part of standard procedures in such cases.
This arrest forms part of the Ministry of Interior’s broader anti-narcotics operations, which have yielded multiple results in recent weeks. On October 25, a Ministry of Interior statement detailed the Directorate-General for Drug Control’s arrest of four men in three separate cases in Farwaniya, Riqqa and Dhahr, where officers seized 1,010 Lyrica capsules, 307 sheets of chemically soaked A4 paper, 151 grams of various narcotics including methamphetamine and two precision scales. Those individuals and items were likewise referred for further proceedings.
A study published in Forensic Science International: Reports examining narcotic and psychotropic seizures in Kuwait from 2015 to 2018 found that methamphetamine was the most abused illicit drug during that period. The analysis recorded 60,082 grams of the substance seized in 2018, up significantly from prior years, with amphetamines in both powder and pill forms consistently ranking among the top confiscated items. Cannabis remained the most seized overall category across the four years, followed by heroin and other opioids.
The General Directorate for Drug Control conducted another series of arrests announced on October 11, the Ministry of Interior reported at the time. That operation netted six suspects across four cases with 1,000 grams of marijuana, 360 grams of methamphetamine, 170 grams of hashish, 150 grams of cocaine, one liter of liquid chemical substance, four digital scales and other related items. Such coordinated efforts by the Criminal Security Sector continue to target both large-scale trafficking networks and smaller distribution activities across Kuwait’s governorates.
