Customs seize 2.5kg of heroin
It was found in the luggage of two men who arrived from India and Sri Lanka.
18 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Customs seized over the weekend more than 2.5kg of heroin from two Maldivian men who attempted to smuggle the drugs through the international airport.
In the first case, customs officers grew suspicious of a 25-year-old man who arrived from Sri Lanka on Friday and checked his luggage. They found 1.5kg of heroin with an estimated street value of about MVR1 million (US$64,850).
The second case involved a 25-year-old man who arrived on Saturday from Trivandrum in India. Customs officers found 0.3kg of cocaine and 1kg of heroin from his luggage. The estimated street value of the cocaine was MVR1.1 million.
Both suspects and the confiscated drugs were handed over to police for further investigation.
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