30 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives police on Monday seized 149kg of heroin and cannabis buried on an uninhabited island in the southern Gaaf Dhaalu atoll.
With an estimated street value of MVR260 million (US$16 million), it was the largest haul from a single operation.
The record bust was revealed by Commissioner Mohamed Hameed at a function held on the Gaaf Dhaalu Thinaadhoo Monday night to mark the 86th anniversary of the Maldives police.
The 100kg of heroin and 49kg of cannabis were smuggled on a foreign vessel and buried on the Hulhuvaarulu island, according to the police chief. Based on intelligence information, a 72-hour operation was conducted to locate the drugs, he said.
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