The customs had seized 104 packets containing suspected illegal drugs from the airport.
According to local media, the drugs were stored inside the body of a man who arrived to Maldives from Trivandrum, India.
The media reported that the man was taken to Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) to take the drugs out of his body.
The drugs were handed to police, who have been looking for one more person involved in the case, local media reported.
