KUWAIT CITY: 14, 800 bottles of Red Label whiskey and vodka were seized by Customs officers at Shuwaikh Port, which valued 1 million KD that arrived through a consignment from Singapore. However, the dealer said to be a Syrian was arrested awaiting the delivery.
Director of North ports Waleed Al-Nasser said one of the Customs officers, based on instructions from the Customs Director Khalid Al-Saif, checked a consignment of home appliances that arrived from Singapore and discovered 14,800 liquor bottles.
He revealed that a Syrian expatriate who was waiting to receive the cargo was arrested and referred to the Public Prosecution for investigations.