Six held in Kuwait drug cases; 10 g of hashish among five-area seizures
Kuwait's Interior Ministry said its General Department for Drug Control arrested six suspects in separate cases in Farwaniya, Abdali, Hawalli, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Salwa. The only cannabis in the haul was 10 grams of hashish, seized with 585 chemical sheets, 500 grams of shabu, a quarter-kilogram of heroin and four scales.
Kuwait’s General Department for Drug Control arrested six suspects in separate
cases involving trafficking in and use of narcotics and psychotropic substances.[1]The Interior Ministry said officers detained two suspects in the Farwaniya
and Abdali areas, one in Hawalli, two in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and one in Salwa.[1]The detainees and the seized items were referred to the competent authority
and legal measures were taken against them.[1]
Officers seized 10 grams of hashish, the only cannabis product named in the
haul.[1]The same operations seized 585 sheets of “chemical” and 500 grams of
shabu, which are not counted as cannabis here.[1]A quarter-kilogram of heroin
and four precision scales were also seized.[1]
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Photo published with the Interior Ministry statement on the six suspects arrested in five Kuwait areas and the seized drugs.Photo details
The statement gives no date for the arrests; 8 November 2026 is the date of the article and of the ministry statement.
The ministry named two suspects in Farwaniya and Abdali, one in Hawalli, two in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and one in Salwa, six in all, but did not say how they split into separate cases.
No weight or value was given for the 585 sheets of "chemical", and the substance is described only as chemical, not identified further.
The 500 grams of shabu and the quarter-kilogram of heroin are not cannabis and are excluded from the cannabis figures.
No names, nationalities, ages, charges or court outcome were published.
Only one opened account of this statement was found; later Kuwaiti wire and English-language coverage could not be opened to confirm or add to it.
Kuwait's General Department for Drug Control arrested three suspects in three separate cases over alleged drug trafficking. The operations seized 30 bottles of hashish oil and a piece of hashish alongside 3,001 grams of shabu, chemical-infused sheets and scales.
Kuwait’s drug-control agency arrested six people in four cases and referred them to the drugs and alcohol prosecution. Officers seized 60 grams of hashish, alongside methamphetamine, chemical-soaked sheets and 540 Kuwaiti dinars described as drug-sale proceeds.
Kuwait's Interior Ministry said its General Department for Drug Control arrested five suspects in four separate cases involving trafficking in and use of narcotics and psychotropic substances. The only cannabis listed was 5 grams of hashish, seized with 4,000 Lyrica capsules, 4 kilograms of Lyrica powder, 170 grams of shabu (methamphetamine), 'chemical'-soaked papers and a gram of cocaine.
Kuwait's Interior Ministry said on 27 October 2026 that drug-control officers had arrested four expatriates in three separate trafficking investigations, seizing 650 grams of cannabis along with controlled capsules and weighing scales. All four were referred to the Public Prosecution; two were already wanted on earlier warrants.
