KUWAIT: A man and his friend abducted a young man, raped him and recorded the crime. They then demanded money and threatened to publish the video if he did not oblige, so he paid them KD 20,000. The mother of one of the men asked him how he got the money, so he told her what they had done. The mother also decided to blackmail the victim and demanded KD 35,000, leading the frustrated victim to call the police. The suspect and his mother were arrested when they went to receive the KD 35,000. The third suspect was also arrested.
Hashish
Airport policemen arrested two citizens smoking hashish in the departures smoking area. Both were sent to the Drugs Control General Department. The two citizens were found to be abnormal, and confessed to smoking the banned substance. - Al-Anbaa and Al-Rai