Police seize 2kg of drugs from state-owned cargo boat
Police officers raided STO’s MV Bonthi boat with a search warrant while it was anchored near the uninhabited island of Vakkaru in Baa atoll yesterday.
08 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The police have seized 2kg of drugs from a State Trading Organisation (STO) cargo boat and arrested two crew members.
In a joint operation with the Maldives Customs Service, police officers raided the MV Bonthi boat with a search warrant while it was anchored near the uninhabited island of Vakkaru in Baa atoll yesterday. The raid was carried out based on intelligence information.
“Around 2 kilograms of drugs were confiscated in the operation from MV Bonthi, followed by the arrest of a 47-year-old and 27-year-old male in connection to the case,” the police said in a statement.
The state-owned STO is the country’s primary wholesaler, responsible for bringing in the vast majority of basic foodstuffs such as rice and flour, as well as other imported commodities such as electrical goods and petroleum products.
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