Police arrests drug lord during special operation
12 Jan 2014, 4:46 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have this morning conducted a special operation, raiding the house of an individual alleged to have been supplying the illegal drugs trade in the Maldives.
The police issued a statement today revealing that the operation was conducted this morning at about 8:20am, with officers raiding the premises of Woodpecker house in Maafannu ward – the home of the alleged drug lord.
According to police 500 grams of suspected illegal drugs were found inside the house.
Police did not reveal the identity of the suspect arrested in the case, but stated that he was 23 years old and involved in a wide network of drug business in the Maldives.
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