Police yesterday arrested three male suspects for possession of 600 grams of heroin during a raid on a residence in the capital Male’.
The three men – aged 23, 26 and 27 – were taken into custody from H. Mayflower in a special operation conducted by police intelligence and the drug enforcement department.
The seized drugs, weighing 621.2 grams in total, were found in a room with the three men during the raid on the property around 6.30pm yesterday (June 15).
The estimated street value of the confiscated drugs is Rf775,000 (US$50,259).
Local daily Haveeru reported that the suspects in custody are Ismail Inaz Saeed, 23, H. Fahala; Hassan Shifan, 26, H. Ranfaruge; and Mohamed Miuzan, 27, Seenu Feydhoo, Murin’gu.
According to the newspaper, Hassan Shifan is believed to be a resident of H. Mayflower, from where the suspected illegal narcotics were found.
