The arrest came following information received by police that a Syrian man had smuggled the rare substance into the country.
Investigations conducted by securitymen revealed the Syrian was the boss of the gang and that he smuggled the substance into the country from Syria.
Acting on information police put the Syrian under surveillance and caught him red-handed while making a deal with the Kuwaiti man to sell him the substance for $21 million. He also reportedly agreed to sell the mercury on condition $50,000 was paid in advance to view the rare substance before the transaction was completed.
Police reportedly raided a house in Salwa and arrested the members of the gang and the two grams of the red mercury.
During interrogation the Syrian is said to have admitted to the charge and said the substance was stolen from an Egyptian mummy by his partner in Syria.
The four men have been referred to the concerned authorities.
Red mercury is a substance purportedly used in the creation of nuclear bombs as well as a variety of unrelated weapons systems. The substance is also believed to boost the sexual potency of elderly men.
Arab Times, 2nd June 2009
See also Kuwait Times report on the same day.
Click here for previous reports on red mercury.
See also Kuwait Times report on the same day.
Click here for previous reports on red mercury.
