Police arrest suspected drug lord after search finds 100 grams of narcotics
15 Mar 2011, 5:51 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have today announced the capture of a suspected drug lord ‘’who had been trafficking a wide range of substances’’ after claiming to have found 100 grams of narcotics on the individual.
Police identified the suspect as 50 year-old Maldivian Mohamed Rasheed Abdul Bagir, who was arrested on 12 March at about 4:00pm.
Superintendent Ahmed Jinah, head of the police’s Drug Enforcement Department, today told media that the suspect had been followed by the force’s Drug Intelligence department. He claimed that officers moved to arrest him they were certain he was in possession of illegal drugs.
Jinah stated that 100 grams of narcotics were discovered in Bagir’s trouser’s pocket as he was searched.
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