The criminal court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to life in jail and handed a MVR100,000 fine over one kilogram of cannabis.
Ali Imran, of Coconut House in Malé, was caught with 1131.2 grams of cannabis in November 2012.
Police apprehended Imran at Malé’s commercial harbour for suspicious behaviour and found the drugs hidden under the seat of his motorcycle. At the time, police had received information a cargo boat traveling from India was carrying illicit drugs.
When Imran’s house was searched, police found MVR134,050, US$2200 and 21 diamond stones and four precious stones inside a safe. He had another MVR461,948.26 in an HSBC account.
The criminal court has ordered the state to confiscate the money and the precious stones, stating Imran had not explained how he had obtained the money.
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