Customs inspectors at Shuaiba Port Wednesday seized 1,500 kilograms (1.5 tons) of hashish in the largest-ever drug bust in Kuwait. "The huge quantity of hashish arrived last month at the port from Pakistan in large containers. It was hidden in 300 paint barrels.
| Naturally, from Pakland... |
The containers stayed in the port and no one came to claim them," sources at the General Department of Customs told the Arab Times.
Originally there were 301 barrels of hash...
"Mahmoud! When're we gonna pick up the other barrels?"
"Don't worry, Ahmed! We still got lots left!" |
They said the inspectors became suspicious of the contents of the containers because they were out in the sun for a long time. "After searching the barrels, port inspectors found five kilograms of hashish in every barrel," the source added. The hashish has been sent to the Prosecution and authorities have launched an extensive investigation to identify the owner of the containers. Kuwait has been hosting a meeting of senior GCC officials in charge of fighting drugs over the last three days. It said it was planning to redraw its strategies and upgrade measures in the fight against drug smuggling which has increased at an alarming rate since the 1991 liberation. |