Kuwaiti Fugitive in the UK Behind Narcotics Smuggling Operation; 50,000 Capsules Seized
The bust is linked to ongoing investigations under Case No. 905/2025 (Drug Felonies), which had earlier led to the arrest of a lawyer and two accomplices. Following extensive and precise investigative work, anti-narcotics officers intercepted an air-freighted shipment containing 50,000 capsules of the banned substance Lyrica, three kilograms of hashish, and four kilograms of a liquid suspected to be narcotic. The seizure was made possible after the lawyer provided authorities with shipping details pointing to a fugitive suspect, identified as Mohammed Rashid.
Investigations revealed that the mastermind behind the shipment is Muhammad Rashid Muhammad Al-Ajmi, a Kuwaiti national born in 2001, currently residing in the UK. Al-Ajmi has an active criminal record with three outstanding arrest warrants and a five-year prison sentence issued in absentia. Authorities believe the fugitive intended to distribute the drugs among Kuwait's youth, aided by a network of accomplices, deliberately targeting the demographic most vulnerable to drug abuse.
The Ministry of Interior reaffirmed its commitment to tracking down all remaining suspects and is actively pursuing the fugitive through official legal and international channels. The ministry emphasized that no one who threatens the nation's security or endangers its youth will evade the reach of the law.
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