Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 350

A police officer may arrest anyone driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotics. Article 44 of Law 67 of 1976 concerning Traffic. - Whenever the arrest is valid, the search incident to it is valid. - The police officer's arrest of the accused while driving his car under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Grounds for searching him, whatever his degree of intoxication. Referring him to Forensic Evidence for examination of the alcohol level or for narcotics or psychotropic substances. A form of search which the police officer is legally entitled to conduct. Example.