Customs seized 32kg of drugs in 2018
Drug seizures increased 232 percent from the previous year.
08 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Customs Service seized 32kg of drugs in 83 cases last year, a whopping 232 percent increase from the previous year.
Some 24kg of drugs was seized in 25 cases in 2017.
According to statistics made public on Monday, last year there were 11 cases of smuggling at the airport, 68 cases from the post, three cases from air cargo, and one case from a seaport.
The seized drugs included 17kg of cannabis, 10kg of heroin, 3383 grams of psychotropic drugs (amphetamines, ecstasy and methamphetamines), 664 grams of ‘new psychoactive substances,’ and 563 grams of cocaine.
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