Several residents of the area have expressed joy at the arrests of the women,
who they say lure the youth into illegal activities.
Asian women are trafficked into the country, usually under the guise of working
as maids, are often forced into prostitution to cater to the desires of local
men. Other Asian woman working as maids learn of these opportunities to earn
extra money to augment their meager wages.
Local men in this conservative Muslim nation often seek out foreign sex workers
to avoid conflicting with Islamic ideals of sex with Muslim women.
Head of the inspection teams, Jalal Al-Kout said a total of 180 expatriate
women and 10 men were arrested from 79 billiard halls.
Most of them were holding Visa No. 20 which means they are domestic servants
and cannot work in offices and establishments.
Despite the illegality of prostitution in Kuwait and other predominently Muslim
nations, men are rarely prosecuted for their involvement in the sex trade
either as customers or traffickers.
No men were reported arrested in this case.
Kuwait Times and Asian Sex Gazette staff.
