KUWAIT: Kuwaiticustoms officers seized on Friday 10 million Tramadol pills, enlisted amongnarcotics that affect human mental condition. Jamal Al-Jalawi, Director of theKuwait Customs Directorate General, said in a statement personnel of thecustoms warehouses management at Shuwaikh Port seized the banned drugs.
Jalawi said theTamol-X 225 pills were in a container shipped from an Asian country, addingthat the importer tried to smuggle the shipment illegally into Kuwait, and whenhe failed, attempted to send the drugs abroad. Musaed Al-Hlailah, inspectionsupervisor at the port, said the smugglers attempted to bring the cargo in a40-feet container with a manifest reading electrical and medical appliances.
Hlailah saidcontents of the container were examined after the importer tried to reshipthem, thus arousing suspicion among officers in charge. Screening devicesshowed cartons were packed with the prohibited pills. Tramadol is illegal inKuwait and its medical prescription for some cases of physical or psychologicalillnesses is subject to regulations and terms. - KUNA