21 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Customs Service seized 111 grams of MDMA or ecstasy from five different postal packages that arrived in the Maldives on March 10.
The seizures included 10 pills weighing six grams posted from Germany, 20 grams of powder posted from France, 62 grams of power posted from the Netherlands, 27 pills weighing 15 grams also posted from the Netherlands, and eight grams of powder posted from the United Kingdom, customs said Wednesday.
The drugs have been handed over for a police investigation.
There has been a spike in cases of attempted drug smuggling through the post. Heroin and hashish oil are the most commonly used drugs in the Maldives, but LSD, ecstasy and other synthetic drugs have been found in recent years.
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