More than 100 kilos of drugs washed ashore
Police recovered 115 kilos of drugs that had washed ashore in three inhabited islands and two uninhabited islands.
03 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
More than 100 kilos of drugs washed ashore in the north of the Maldives over the weekend after an Iranian vessel ran aground, police said Sunday.
The incident happened on a reef near Innafinolhu island, Haa Alif atoll, last Thursday.
Police recovered 115 kilos of drugs that had washed ashore in three inhabited islands and two uninhabited islands, spokesman Ahmed Shifan said at a joint news conference with the Maldives National Defence Force.
“That night [Thursday] we got reports from Uligamu island about drugs washing ashore. On June 1 Molhadhoo and Ihavandhoo islands also reported drugs on the beach. Police have also recovered drugs from two uninhabited islands in the area,” Shifan told the media.
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