KUWAIT CITY, Jan 21: Over the weekend, the General Department of Rescue Police Patrols, led by the Capital Governorate Patrol Department, executed a comprehensive traffic security campaign in the Jaber Al-Ahmad area. Acting under the guidance of Major General Abdullah Al-Rajaib, the Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Public Security, Traffic Affairs, and Operations Affairs, the campaign aimed to address security concerns in the region.

The operation, conducted under the field supervision of Brigadier General Fares Al-Qahtani, Director General of the General Department of Police Rescue, and Brigadier General Hamlan Al-Hamlan, Director of the Capital Patrols Department, witnessed the active participation of Police Rescue Patrol Departments from all governorates, Convoy Patrol Departments, and the Northern and Southern Roads.

The campaign results were substantial, with a total of 716 various traffic violations issued and 18 individuals detained for lack of identity proof. Major Abdullah Bu Hassan, Officer of the Public Relations and Traffic Awareness Department in the Traffic and Operations Sector, provided insights into the initiative during a press statement.

Bu Hassan explained that the General Department of Rescue Police Patrols had devised a specialized plan to enhance security and regulate traffic in the Jaber Al-Ahmad area. This plan was prompted by reports from the Operations Department of the Interior indicating a state of security chaos in the region, marked by recklessness and the presence of 'loose workers'.

To address these concerns, each rescue department strategically positioned itself in designated locations within the region, closing entrances and exits as mobile patrols roamed the area to verify the identities of expatriate workers.

Brigadier General Al-Qahtani directed the capital's rescue patrol administration to implement a weekend security plan targeting illegal workers, marginal workers, and perpetrators of serious traffic violations. Bu Hassan highlighted that the rescue patrol teams, deployed from various departments, established fixed and mobile checkpoints to enforce security control, apprehend wanted individuals, pursue reckless offenders, and detain loose workers.

Notably, the campaign resulted in the arrest of two individuals for possession and use of narcotic substances, referred to the General Administration for Narcotics Control. Two others, found in an abnormal condition, were handed over to the Jaber Al-Ahmad police station. Thirteen expatriates with cases of absence registered on the computer were arrested, along with 16 others charged with residency expiration.

Al-Gharib detailed that the police officers successfully apprehended two expatriates with expired entry visas and arrested nine individuals with active arrest warrants from security and judicial authorities. Additionally, 18 people without proof of identity were detained, and two vehicles wanted in connection with security cases were seized. The overall outcome underscores the commitment of law enforcement to ensuring both traffic safety and regional security.