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14 Oct 2019, 9:00 AM
Customs foil drug smuggling attempt
A 66-year-old Australian man en route from Brazil was arrested while attempting to smuggle more than US$1 million worth of cocaine, the Maldives Customs Service said on Monday.
The man arrived in the Maldives on October 1 and customs officers found 4.67 kilos of drugs in his luggage, the street value of which was estimated to exceed MVR16 million.
The drugs tested positive for cocaine and was handed over to the police along with the Australian. According to customs, more than 33 kilos of drugs have been confiscated by customs officials so far this year.
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