Drug Enforcement Department seizes illegal narcotics worth Rf1 million
28 Apr 2011, 5:26 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A haul of illegal narcotics valued at more than Rf1 million was seized over the past two weeks, Superintendent Ahmed Jinah, head of the Police Drug Enforcement Department (DED), told local media today.
Jinah revealed that the total street value of the seized illegal drugs was estimated at about Rf1,040,000 (US$80,900).
“During a special operation conducted by police, [we] seized 425 large packets of illegal drugs that were yet to be distributed to the streets,” he said. ”Two men have been arrested in connection with this case.”
Jinah did not divulge the names of the two persons adding that the investigation was at an early stage.
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