18 Arrested in Kuwait on Drug Smuggling Charges
UrduPoint (October 02, 2026) - Kuwaiti authorities have detained 18 people on charges of drug smuggling, most of them foreigners. According to Kuwaiti media, the Ministry of Interior announced that the Anti-Narcotics Department arrested 12 suspects in eight separate cases.
Drugs and psychotropic substances intended for smuggling and personal use, along with alcohol, firearms, ammunition, and cash, were recovered from the suspects.
The Ministry of Interior stated that the arrests were the result of joint efforts by the International Anti-Narcotics Department, the local Anti-Narcotics Department, and the Information Department to prevent the smuggling of drugs and psychotropic substances and apprehend those involved.
Seized items included:
- 2,565 Lyrica capsules
- 1,700 grams of hashish
- 850 grams of crystal meth
- 150 millilitres of chemicals
- 100 grams of hashish oil
- 100 psychotropic pills
- 83 bottles of homemade alcohol
- 6 grams of Lyrica powder
- One firearm and some ammunition.
Notably, earlier this week, Kuwaiti authorities arrested nine people involved in drug smuggling, including Pakistanis. Drugs and psychotropic substances were found in their possession. The Anti-Narcotics Department seized items including crystal meth, hashish, heroin, psychotropic pills, Captagon, and papers soaked in synthetic cannabinoids.