Kuwait air cargo inspectors find 5.65 kg of marijuana in two South Africa parcels
Kuwait's Air Cargo Customs Department said inspectors found 5.650 kilograms of a substance suspected to be marijuana inside two parcels from South Africa declared as ceiling lamps. The customs search department passed the case to the Interior Ministry's drug-control directorate to complete the legal procedures, and no arrests were reported.
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Cannabis
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General Directorate of Customs, Air Cargo Customs Department +1
Kuwait’s Air Cargo Customs Department said its inspection and deposit control
inspectors seized two parcels that arrived from South Africa.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]The parcels
carried a substance suspected to be marijuana, described as herbal hashish,
weighing 5.650 kilograms in total.[1][2][3][4][5][10][7][9][11]
The parcels had been declared as ceiling lamps, and the inspectors found the
suspected substance inside them after searching.[1][2][3][4][5][7][9][11]After the seizure, the
customs search and investigation department coordinated with the Interior
Ministry’s General Department for Drug Control to complete the legal procedures
for the seized parcels.[1][2][3][4][5][7][9][11]
The General Directorate of Customs said it would keep blocking drug-smuggling
attempts through customs posts and working with security agencies.[1]
Inspectors carried out the seizure on the directions of First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf.[3][8][9]
Kuwait’s General Directorate of Customs said the seizure was made on the directions of First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf.[10]
Photos and video
Photo captioned 'المواد المخدرة هربت في طرد جوي' (the drugs were smuggled in an air parcel), published with Al-Anba's account of the air cargo customs seizure. No credit given.Photo details
Video published with Arab Times' account of the Kuwait air cargo customs seizure of 5.65 kg of suspected marijuana in two parcels from South Africa; it carries no caption or credit on the page. Source: Arab Times
Case data
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Cannabis
5.65 kg
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Agencies
General Directorate of Customs; Air Cargo Customs Department; General Department for Drug Control
Kuwait's drug agency recorded 160 cases involving 205 suspects in September 2026 and referred them to prosecution. Seizures included about 18.8 kg of cannabis — 14.495 kg of hashish and 4.308 kg of marijuana — alongside large non-cannabis hauls.
Drug-control officers dismantled an indoor marijuana farm and arrested four Kuwaitis, seizing 70 seedlings, a kilogram of prepared cannabis, a firearm and ammunition. The Interior Ministry said cultivation for trafficking can bring death or life under the 2025 law. The raid showed that small indoor grows, not only imports, supply some users.
Customs and drug-control officers stopped a Kuwaiti citizen returning from Iran on the Shuwaikh ferry and found more than 100 kilograms of hashish and marijuana in hidden compartments in his car. The suspect was referred to the narcotics prosecution.
The Interior Ministry said 527 drug-trafficking cases involving 823 suspects had been recorded since January, alongside 1,359 abuse cases against 1,675 people. Seizures included 959 kilograms of hashish and 142 kilograms of marijuana, far more resin than herbal cannabis, as well as 391 kilograms of methamphetamine and 6.8 million Lyrica capsules. The figures cover all drugs, not cannabis alone.
