In coordination between the customs search and investigation office and the Interior Ministry’s General Directorate for Combating Drugs and Alcohol, officers arrested a suspect, wrote a report of the incident, and referred him and the seized material to the competent authority to complete the legal procedures.[1][2][3] Inspectors of the Air Cargo Customs Department at the General Administration of Customs seized material suspected to be hashish and cocaine hidden in a parcel coming from the Netherlands to Kuwait International Airport and described as sweets and chocolate.[1][2] The General Administration of Customs foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country in a postal parcel from the Netherlands registered as containing sweets and chocolate.[4][2] Customs said the inspectors suspected the parcel during checks on incoming mail at Kuwait Airport and subjected it to a close inspection.[4][2][5]

The search found four pieces suspected to be hashish, cannabis resin, weighing about 126 grams in total, and a white powder suspected to be cocaine weighing about 11 grams.[4][2][6] Customs said the seized material had been hidden tightly inside chocolate and biscuit packages in an attempt to conceal it and bring it into the country.[4][2][6]