Police seize Rf184,000 drug haul during two day crackdown
03 Feb 2011, 6:54 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Maldives Police Service has announced the seizure of illegal drugs with a suspected value of Rf184,000 (US$14,431) during a two day period late last month.
The drugs were found during three separate cases recorded by authorities between 30 January and 31 January.
Among these cases, police said they arrested a person at GMR Male’ International Airport’s domestic terminal on 31 January who was said to be carrying 20 bullet sized packets containing illegal narcotics as well as four small packets of cannabis.
According to the police, the airport officers on duty at the time said they has discovered the drugs during a search of the suspect.
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