Cracking Down on Drug Dealers: Ministry of Interior Arrests Several Individuals in Kuwait

2023-08-31 16:02:06

Thursday Aug 31, 2023

KUWAIT CITY > The Ministry of Interior has arrested several people in the country as a result of a continuous campaign against drug dealers, a local newspaper reports. The number of cases related to narcotics and psychotropic substances rose to almost 3,000 last year – an increase of 423 more than the number of such cases referred to public prosecution in 2021. The number of cases referred to prosecution in the last five years reached more than 14,000 from 2017 to 2022. At the same time, authorities have warned about the dangers of the drug GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid), which can cause memory loss and paralysis. This drug leads to unconsciousness, depression etc. She also confirmed that the ministry has arrested several people selling such dangerous drugs. that the drug has medical and therapeutic uses but that such uses have been criminally misrepresented; It is known as ‘rape drug’ in America. Authorities have warned that high doses can cause increased heart rate, damage to brain cells, and even death. Read on deshabhimani.com