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Heroin

Crime

Customs seize 2.5kg of heroin

It was found in the luggage of two men who arrived from India and Sri Lanka.

18 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two men sentenced to life imprisonment over record drug haul

Two Maldivian men were found guilty of smuggling 24kg of heroin into the Maldives in March 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

02 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Drugs worth MVR7.5m seized at sea

A large drug haul with an estimated street value of MVR7.5 million (US$486,000) was seized on July 9 from a boat en route to Malé from the Indian port of Tuticorin.

17 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Historic drug bust nets four suspects and 29kg of heroin

Maldivian police said they have seized 29 kilos of heroin and arrested four in the biggest drug bust in the country’s history.

08 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two arrested for trafficking 1.7kg of heroin

Two Maldivians were arrested Tuesday on charges of trafficking some 1.7 kilograms of heroin through the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport.

05 May 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka with 1kg of heroin

According to Sri Lankan media, the pair, aged-28 and 30, respectively, were arrested from a hotel in Colombo’s Bambalapitiya district in the late night hours of April 22.

24 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka linked to international drug network

According to Sri Lankan media, a Maldivian couple was arrested on Saturday outside the Katunayaka airport with 3kg of heroin in their luggage. After interrogating the couple, Sri Lankan police arrested two other Maldivians and three Sri Lankans, including the alleged Sri Lankan ringleader.

28 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM