Over 300 barrels of liquor and other items used in manufacturing liquor were seized at the factory.

Two Asians were arrested by security operatives from Farwaniya and Capital governorates as they raided a huge liquor factory in Surra area and confiscated 307 barrels, 120 bags of liquor ready for sale, and equipment for manufacturing the contraband.

A security source said Farwaniya securitymen earlier arrested an Asian expatriate in possession of liquor and he told officers during interrogation that he purchased the contraband from the aforementioned factory.

A team of detectives was formed headed by Colonel Khaled Al-Khamees to arrest the suspects after verifying the information. They raided the factory and arrested two Asians and confiscated the aforementioned items. The suspects admitted in producing and trafficking in alcohol. They were referred to concerned authorities.

The sector will continue to pursue liquor peddlers and bring them to justice under the guidance of Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah.

By Mishal Al-Sanousi

Al-Seyassah Staff

AIDS-hit maid flees: An unidentified Kuwaiti who hired a maid from one of the maids recruiting offices in Kuwait has called on the government to ensure domestic workers are free from contagious diseases, reports Al-Shahed daily.

This came after the maid that was hired by the Kuwaiti escaped from his house after 10 days of her employment.

The Kuwaiti said, the maid was probably aware that she is suffering from AIDS and decided to run away before the results of her medical tests were available.

The Kuwaiti has now filed a complaint with the concerned authorities. The Kuwaiti is also afraid the maid might have transmitted the disease to his family particularly since she spent 10 days working for him.

Police are looking for the maid.