Kuwaiti courts have issued major rulings in three separate drug-related cases, including a death sentence for an Asian expatriate, a 15-year prison term for an airport security employee, and a four-year sentence for another security officer. The cases involved different narcotic substances, criminal charges, and judicial proceedings.

In the first case, the Criminal Court sentenced an Asian resident to death after convicting him of trafficking heroin. The defendant was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Department and subsequently admitted the charges brought against him during questioning by the Public Prosecution. According to the published report, the offense is punishable by death under Kuwait’s new narcotics law.

The second case involved a Kuwaiti citizen working in airport security who was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined KD 100,000 after being convicted of possessing psychotropic substances with intent to traffic. The defendant was apprehended upon arriving in Kuwait from Egypt.

Court proceedings revealed that the defendant was carrying 1,903 narcotic capsules concealed inside boxes of candy intended for children. The unusual method of concealment was among the notable details of the case, which resulted in a lengthy prison sentence and a substantial financial penalty.

In a third, unrelated case, the Court of Cassation sentenced a security officer to four years in prison and imposed a KD 1,000 fine. The charges included possession of hashish without intent to traffic, consume, or personally use it, as well as possession of methamphetamine and amphetamine with intent to consume.

The three rulings highlight the different penalties imposed by Kuwaiti courts depending on the nature of the offenses, the substances involved, and the circumstances of each case. Although all three cases concerned narcotics or psychotropic substances, they involved separate defendants, charges, and judicial proceedings.

Source: Al-Anbaa Newspaper