KUWAIT: Acting Interior Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Major General Mahmoud Al- Tabbakh said the national campaign to collect unlicensed weapon is moving steadily towards success and achieving its goals. He said the Interior Ministry leadership has placed all facilities for the second stage to complete their mission in this regard, adding that when it is concerning the country’s security and safety of its citizens, then decisiveness is the only way to confront any violation.
Al-Tabbakh asked citizens and expats to cooperate with the weapons detectives department and warned against getting rid of weapons and ammunition by throwing it in open areas, containers or streets so they do not get picked up by outlaws and ex-convicts. Meanwhile, Director General of Weapons Detectives Department Maj General Farraj Al-Zubi said that a citizen was arrested as he was offering weapons on a social media site, and he confessed to having an unlicensed weapon.
When his house was searched, one licensed and one unlicensed shotguns were found along with other ammunitions. Another person was arrested – and several weapons and a large quantity of ammunitions were found in his house. Two other persons were arrested after pistols and rounds were found in their houses. All suspects were sent to concerned authorities.
