Shuwaikh Port Busts Iranian Drug Smuggling Operation
17 kilograms of methamphetamine found hidden in sacks of rice in container arriving from Iran.
The port of Shuwaikh in Kuwait says it has seized 17kg of “shabu” or methamphetamine hidden in bags of rice in a container arriving from Iran.
The seizure comes less than a day after a similar attempt to smuggle 5.4 kg of the drug into the country was foiled by customs officers.
Kuwait’s Director-General of Customs, Counsellor Jamal Al-Jalawi said Iranian shipping lines are considered consider prime suspects for drug smuggling operations.
Mr Al-Jalawi also said new smuggling methods include hiding narcotics among foodstuffs. The street value of the 17kg haul is estimated to be in excess of a million Kuwaiti dinars.
