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Kuwait nabs 9 in drug sweep
07 Dec 2025 19:21 GMT
… General Department of Anti-Drug Trafficking and the Al … (shabu), around 9,000 Lyrica pills, and nearly 3,000 Captagon … dinars-suspected proceeds from drug trafficking-were recovered. All … continued efforts to pursue drug traffickers and distributors through …
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Kuwait Deports 1,063 Ahead of New Drug Law Rollout
06 Dec 2025 23:02 GMT
… issued prescriptions for medications like Lyrica without justification, contributing … responsibility of the prescribing doctor clear.
Q: What … and 10 million intoxicant pills. In 2024, 3 … request compulsory treatment for drug users, with treatment lasting up …
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Kuwait makes major drugs bust
06 Dec 2025 21:06 GMT
… converted into a fully equipped drug-preparation warehouse. Inside, officers found … kg of chemical drugs, 60 kg of pregabalin (Lyrica) powder, eight kilograms … that its efforts to combat drug trafficking remain continuous and uncompromising …
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Desert Drug Den Foiled in Kuwait Security Operation
06 Dec 2025 14:37 GMT
… operations, seizing large quantities of drugs and preventing their distribution within … chemical substances, 60 kilograms of Lyrica powder, 8 kilograms of marijuana … used to process and prepare drugs for distribution.
Preliminary investigations confirmed …
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Police detained 75 individuals on drug-related charges in the last 48 hours - a particularly large amount of narcotics has been seized
05 Dec 2025 09:03 GMT
… detained 75 individuals on drug-related charges. The announcement … defined by law against drug-related crimes.
Law enforcement … have been detained on drug-related charges - … methadone, Subutex, buprenorphine, pregabalin, Lyrica, and marijuana,” Sakhokia stated.
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Ministry of Health issues critical warning on drugs that can lead to jail abroad
03 Dec 2025 15:45 GMT
… controlled substances and psychotropic drugs.
Common drugs to watch out for … subject to international control include:
Medications containing narcotics (such as … cold and cough medicines)
Xanax (Alprazolam)
Valium (Diazepam)
Lyrica (Pregabalin)
Crucial …
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Common nerve pain drugs may set off prescribing cascades in older patients
02 Dec 2025 18:55 GMT
… them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more … pregabalin (Lyrica) - may cause leg swelling, leading doctors to … their doctor to assess whether this is the best treatment … gabapentinoids, just one doctor discontinued the drug. Close to 1 …
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Wanted person arrested in possession of cocaine and thousands of narcotic pills in Sabha
01 Dec 2025 18:42 GMT
… its intensive efforts to combat drugs and apprehend wanted individuals, as … 5,340 narcotic pills of the Pregabalin type (a Lyrica alternative).
The … at combating the scourge of drugs and protecting youth and society …
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Arresting Drug Dealers and Users.
01 Dec 2025 17:58 GMT
… four separate cases related to drug trafficking and use during the … suspected to be Tramadol and Lyrica were found in their possession …
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Even trace amounts of drugs in the body are now considered a crime in Kuwait
01 Dec 2025 17:50 GMT
… Meanwhile, Assistant Director of the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) Brigadier … its nature. All medications with narcotic effects, notably Lyrica, are now illegal … medications are not available for sale in pharmacies.
Also, prescriptions for treatment …