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Kuwait authorities are destroying vehicles seized from criminals involved in diesel theft and resale, similar to Qatar's approach of crushing cars for reckless driving offenses. In this case, 21 tankers and trucks were crushed after being used illegally, with some owners leasing their vehicles knowingly. The unusual method raises questions about the practicality of such actions given potential alternative uses for these vehicles, though it might serve as a deterrent.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15,
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Kuwait authorities are destroying vehicles seized in criminal activities by crushing them. They recently flattened 21 tankers and trucks involved in the theft, transport, and resale of subsidized diesel. Some owners had knowingly leased their vehicles for these illegal schemes, according to Kuwait’s interior ministry. This practice mirrors a similar incident in Qatar two years ago when a Toyota Supra was crushed after its driver was filmed doing donuts on a highway. The decision has sparked debate over the effectiveness of such measures, especially considering that some of the destroyed vehicles could have been used for legitimate purposes like transporting valuable crude oil instead of being turned into scrap metal.
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Leaning score -0.15 for article 10557 (medium confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-09-15
Kuwait is taking a page from Qatar’s playbook: When a vehicle is used to break the law, crush it.
asserted
vehicle → take → it
Authorities flattened 21 tankers and trucks seized in two cases involving the theft, transport, and resale of subsidized diesel.
asserted
Authorities → flatten → diesel
Some owners had knowingly leased their vehicles for the scheme, according to Kuwait’s interior ministry.
uncertain
owners → lease → ministry
Qatar did the same for reckless driving two years ago, feeding a Toyota Supra into a car crusher after its driver was filmed doing donuts on a highway.
asserted
driver → do → highway
As with the Qatari case, the Kuwaiti decision boggles the mind, especially when tankers could be used to ferry valuable crude rather than becoming scrap.
uncertain
tankers → boggle → crude
Perhaps it’s a warning shot to our future AI overlords.
asserted
it → ’ → overlords
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