Police disclose details of raid on local drug network seizing nine kilograms of drugs
28 Nov 2012, 3:56 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have discovered more than MVR 1 million during an operation to thwart a local drug network.
Police today held a press conference and disclosed details of a special operation conducted to disrupt the operation.
Drug Enforcement Department (DED) Deputy Head Sub-Inspector Fareed Ismail said that police and customs officials had followed the crew of ‘MSV Silver Cloud 49’ since it arrived to the Maldives.
The drugs were unloaded from the boat yesterday morning to deliver to six Maldivians waiting for them at Boduthakurufaanu Magu, police said. Police said the drugs included hashish oil and heroin.
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