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Drugs

Crime

20 arrested in drug network bust

Police raided a house in Malé on Saturday.

03 Mar 2019, 09:00

Crime

Fourth Maldivian arrested in India drug bust

The drugs were going to be smuggled into the Maldives in vegetable oil cans, it was reported.

03 Jul 2018, 09:00

Crime

Three Maldivians arrested in India drug bust

The Times of India named the men as Shanees Maheer, Ahamed and Ibrahim Fauzen Saleh.

05 Jun 2018, 09:00

Crime

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, 09:00

Crime

Drugs wash ashore from stranded Iranian boat

Packages of illicit narcotics from an Iranian boat that ran aground in the northernmost atoll started washing ashore Thursday night.

02 Jun 2018, 09:00

Crime

Nearly 2kg of drugs seized from postal parcels

The haul included “ecstasy, methamphetamine, amphetamine, cannabis tree branches, heroin, methcathinone, and mephedron.”

22 May 2018, 09:00

Crime

‘Party drug’ death suspects released

08 Oct 2017, 09:00

Crime

Magistrate arrested on drug charge released by high court

The High Court released this morning a magistrate arrested from the southern island of Thinadhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll Saturday night on a charge of drug abuse. Magistrate Ali Rasheed, 38, was arrested “in a state of intoxication” and a rubber packet containing drugs was found on the ground, the police said in a statement.

29 May 2016, 09:00

Crime

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, 09:00

Crime

Assistant Attorney General arrested in late night alcohol raid

Ismail Wisham, the assistant attorney general, and his wife were arrested in a late night raid on Monday, sources have said. Alcohol and hash oil were reportedly discovered on the premises.

29 Sep 2015, 09:00