Police seize drugs worth Rf2 million (US$155,600)
21 Sep 2010, 12:51 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Maldives Police Service Drug Enforcement Department (DED) have seized 1.6 kilogram of suspected narcotics from a house in the Maafannu district of Male’.
Head of DED, Superintendent Mohamed Jinah, said the drugs were discovered last Friday when the police raided the house after receiving a tip off.
“There is no connection with the drugs and the people of the house,” said Jinah. “We are now investigating the matter to find the people connected with the case.”
Jinah said the drugs were caught with ‘raw packaging’, as it had been imported.
He said during the last two months drugs worth more than Rf2.5 million drugs were seized, and 40 people arrested in connection with the various cases.
On September 6, police revealed they had uncovered a new drug network operating inside the country, and discovered drugs worth of half a million rufiya.
The drugs were discovered inside a leased apartment in Male’. Four people were arrested in connection with the case.
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