Drug addicted ape to be ‘deported’

An ape faces deportation after being caught for addiction, and was sent to the zoo in preparation for his expatriation. Sources at the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) said the orangutan was brought to them by the Interior Ministry over drug addiction caused by his owner. The simian was with his owner two months ago when he was involved in a traffic accident. The man was found under the influence of drugs, and the monkey seemed in an abnormal condition too. His owner said he turned the animal into an addict so he could ‘have fun.’ PAAAFR contacted the Indonesian embassy and asked the orangutan be sent to Indonesia because its natural habitat is there, and is threatened with extinction.

Smuggling foiled

Kuwait International Airport customs officers foiled an attempt by an African man to smuggle 35 bags of qat in his suitcase. Roaming customs officers at the airport suspected the man who arrived at the airport, so he was searched and the qat was found. The man was arrested and he along with the qat were sent to the Drugs Control General Department.

Fake doctor arrested

An Indian man posed as a doctor although he does not have a medical degree, and treated criminals and law violators with fake or expired medicine. Security men in Farwaniya learned about him from a secret source, so a team was formed and he was arrested, and the medicine was found with him. Interrogations revealed that the suspect acted as a doctor without a degree, and the majority of those he treated were criminals and violators who cannot go to health ministry centers and hospitals. He was sent to concerned authorities.

Motorist mugged

A citizen was beaten and robbed at gunpoint by three persons in a car with tinted windows in Taima. The trio took his money and mobile phone. A security source said a citizen sought police help and told them while he was driving in Taima, he was surprised by three persons driving an SUV who forced him to stop, then beat him at gunpoint before taking his wallet and mobile phone. The victim gave police a medical report and provided them with the SUV’s license plate number. Detectives are working on the case.

Banned fireworks

A company’s mandoub (representative) tried to get in a large quantity of banned fireworks, but Shuwaikh customs officers foiled his attempt. A customs source said a container arrived at Shuwaikh port with documents stating that it had children’s clothes, then when searched, they found huge quantities of banned fireworks, estimated at 2.5 million pieces with a market value of KD 1 million. The mandoub was sent to criminal detectives along with the confiscated material.