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KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Jahra securitymen have arrested three men for stealing iron from the Amghara scrapyard and selling locally brewed alcohol.
While patrolling the area, the securitymen noticed the erratic movement of a vehicle, so they signaled for the driver to pull over. When they searched the vehicle, police found an undisclosed quantity of iron and local alcohol.
During interrogations, the driver and his two companions admitted they stole the iron from the Amghara scrapyard. They also confessed to trading in local alcohol.
A case was registered and the suspects were referred to the relevant security department for prosecution.
Lankan arrested: Police have taken into custody an unidentified Sri Lankan woman for selling runaway maids to prostitution dens in a suburb of Hassawi, reports Al-Wasat daily.
The daily quoting security sources said police acting on information raided the woman’s home and caught her with some runaway maids whom she had given shelter.
During interrogation she admitted to the charge. She has been referred to the concerned authorities.
Diplomat’s son detained: The Jahra police have arrested the son of an unidentified diplomat for trading in booze, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to reports the suspect was caught red-handed selling three bottles of booze to a police agent.
He has been referred to the General Department for Drug Control.
Crackdown nets scores: During a crackdown on vice and illegal residents, police are said to have arrested scores of people most of them wanted by law in connection with financial frauds, thefts and criminal offences, reports Al-Wasat daily.
The daily did not give more details.
Reveller hits patrol car: An unidentified reckless motorist has been arrested by police, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
According to reports the youth was celebrating Spain’s soccer World Cup victory and collided with a police patrol car.
MoH dept robbed: Police are looking for unidentified thieves who reportedly escaped with computers and electronic items from the Medical Engineering Department of the Ministry of Health, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
According to reports the theft was discovered by one of the laborers working at the department.
The same reports say the thieves entered the department through an air-conditioning vent.
Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department have lifted fingerprints to identify the culprits.
Stamp thieves nabbed: Personnel from the General Department for Criminal Investigation have busted a gang of thieves who specialized in stealing revenue stamps from old shipping documents, recycling them and reselling them for half the face value, reports Al-Rai daily.
Without going into details the daily said the men were caught red-handed.
Juvenile thieves held: The Jahra police have arrested three bedoun juveniles for breaking into six houses in Qairawan, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to reports the thieves pried into the homes of people who are out of the country spending their summer holidays.
The thieves have been referred to the concerned authorities.
Home broken into: A 50-year-old Kuwaiti man has filed a complaint with the Rabiya Police Station accusing unidentified persons of breaking into the safe in his home and stealing KD 700 cash and jewelry worth KD 200, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
According to the complainant the theft took place when he was away with his family.
Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department have lifted fingerprints.
Kuwaiti assaulted: A 24-year-old Kuwaiti was seriously injured following a street fight between three Arabs who allegedly escaped from the scene after beating the Kuwaiti, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Acting on information paramedics rushed to the spot and took the injured man to the Farwaniya Hospital for treatment.
Police are looking for the suspects.
Construction items stolen: The Ahmadi police have arrested two Asians for stealing construction material from buildings under construction. They were caught by a police patrol on routine duty in the suburb of Fahd Al-Ahmad, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
The thieves have been referred to the concerned authorities.
By: Munaif Nayef
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