Kuwait's coast guard has thwarted an attempt to smuggle up to a quarter of a ton of cannabis across the sea, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Upon getting word of a major maritime drug trafficking operation, security forces acted immediately and arrested five suspects onboard a vessel who are believed to have had copious amounts of cannabis in their possession, read a statement by the ministry..
The statement emphasized that the coast guard stand ready to fend off any attempt to undermine Kuwait's security.