Historic drug bust nets four suspects and 29kg of heroin
Maldivian police said they have seized 29 kilos of heroin and arrested four in the biggest drug bust in the country’s history.
08 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldivian police said they have seized 29 kilos of heroin and arrested four in the biggest drug bust in the country’s history.
The heroin, thought to originate from Pakistan, was dropped off outside Alif Dhaalu Atoll in the early hours of Tuesday, the police said. The drugs were packed in plastic bags and stored in gas cylinders.
Police estimated the seizure’s street value at MVR145million (US$9.4million)
The four suspected drug smugglers were from the Maldives and Bangladesh.
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