Police arrest Bangladeshi man following raid of Thinadhoo restaurant
26 Jun 2013, 14:17
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have arrested a 30 year-old Bangladeshi national in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of illegal narcotics stashed inside a restaurant on Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.
According to police, the restaurant was raided as part of an ongoing special operation to prepare the island for the upcoming presidential elections.
Police said the Bangladeshi man was arrested on June 23 inside a house on the island.
During the raid of the restaurant, police discovered 36 bullet sized packets of illegal drugs, three empty film cans containing illegal drugs, 15 rubber packets and a small plastic bag containing illegal drugs.
The raid on the restaurant was a joint operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Department (DED), Special Operations (SO), police intelligence and Thinadhoo police station.
Earlier this week, police issued a statement announcing a decision to station officers of the Special Operations (SO) command on Thinadhoo.
A police spokesperson who declined to be named told Minivan News the Bangladeshi man was still in police custody.
“We have not arrested anyone else in connection with the case,” the spokesperson said.
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