Police discover kingsnake, tarantula in drug bust
07 Mar 2014, 3:56 PM
Police arrested a Maldivian couple on Thursday night with drugs, a snake and a Mexican red-kneed tarantula from Henveiru Lucky Shade house in Male’.
Police raided the residence with a search warrant at about 11:15pm and found the drugs and pets in the couple’s room.
The albino banded California kingsnake was kept illegally as a pet, police said.
The couple – a 28-year-old man and 27-year-old woman – were taken into custody with a film canister containing illicit narcotics and a counterfeit US$100 note.
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