Security sweep targets lawbreakers and traffic violations

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KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry carried out a three-day security campaign in Hawally Governorate in cooperation with government agencies, recording 928 ...

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry carried out a three-day security campaign in Hawally Governorate in cooperation with government agencies, recording 928 enforcement and support actions, including the apprehension of wanted individuals and violators. The operation aimed to apprehend wanted suspects and offenders, strengthen the security presence and improve traffic discipline, the ministry said in a statement. Those apprehended included 16 residency and labor law violators, 10 people reported as absconding, nine irregular workers, seven people found in possession of alcohol, six wanted in civil cases, four wanted in criminal cases and three subject to arrest warrants.

Officers also apprehended four people without identification and four others found in possession of drugs. The campaign included the issuance of traffic citations, 84 instances of humanitarian assistance, 66 fixed security deployments and 20 checkpoints. The Kuwait Fire Force recorded 92 actions, the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition recorded 37 and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry recorded 33. Kuwait Municipality removed eight abandoned vehicles.

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