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January 5, 2010

President Nasheed addresses drug issue at rally

President Mohamed Nasheed has said the the amount of drugs smuggled into the country “has decreased 100 per cent” over the last year.
President Nasheed made the comments while speaking at a rally for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
Nasheed said that the fight on drugs was one of the five pledges made by the party, and highlighted the declining number of drug addicts on the street.
According to Miadhu, the President also said that the government would pay out Rf1.2 billion in subsidies “to improve peoples lives”.

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