The Ministry of Interior conducted the operation on August 20 targeting criminal fugitives, residency law breakers and traffic offenders across the specified districts, Arab Times reported. Officers took 64 wanted persons into custody on charges ranging from criminal cases and absconding to various court warrants during the sweep. The force additionally detained 47 residency violators along with four individuals who failed to carry valid identification documents.
One vehicle was seized in the course of the campaign and authorities issued tickets for 307 traffic violations, according to the ministry’s statement. The action forms part of a wider series of security initiatives designed to bolster public safety and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements. The ministry has stated that identical campaigns will proceed in other parts of the country in the coming period.
Comparable drives have taken place recently in neighboring governorates with notable outcomes. A security crackdown in Ahmadi Governorate on August 18 resulted in 79 arrests for labor and residency breaches together with 63 traffic citations, Times Kuwait reported. Similar inspections in Fahaheel earlier that week led to the apprehension of 74 expats for violations under multiple residency articles, Arab Times indicated.
Central Statistical Bureau figures released in July revealed that Kuwait registered 11,700 new residency violations throughout 2025, marking a rise of 1,000 from the 10,700 recorded in 2024. Despite the uptick in fresh cases the cumulative total of active violators declined to 80,800 from 81,500 the previous year, the bureau’s data shows. Private-sector employees under Article 18 represented the largest group among new violators with 4,300 cases or 36.1 percent of the annual total.
Non-Arab Asian nationals accounted for 7,300 or 61.6 percent of the 2025 new violations, Central Statistical Bureau statistics indicate. The same report placed the overall number of valid residency permits at 3.16 million by the close of 2025. These numbers highlight the scale of the expatriate workforce that remains subject to regular compliance checks by interior ministry personnel.
Farwaniya and Khaitan have featured in earlier enforcement actions, including a 2024 traffic security campaign in Khaitan that produced 2,511 violation tickets and multiple arrests, according to previous reporting by Times Kuwait. The persistent focus on these areas reflects their high population density and the concentration of commercial and residential activity that can attract regulatory infractions. All individuals detained in the latest operation faced standard legal and administrative processing prior to referral to appropriate authorities, the ministry said.
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