Seizure26 August 2025verifiedCET-84KB7X

Kuwait reports 527 trafficking cases in eight months

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.

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War on drugs continue unabated: 527 trafficking cases, 823 accused, massive drug haul. Times Kuwait. Report, 26 August 2025, citing Al-Rai and Interior Ministry statistics.

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