Police have arrested three people accused of bringing large amounts of drugs into the Maldives, local media reports.
The Drug Enforcement Department arrested three individuals aged 26, 27 and 29 on Wednesday, after police were informed of a person bringing drugs into the country via the airport.
Local media reported that the 26-year-old was arrested first as he got off the ferry from Hulhule’ to Male’, while the 27 and 29-year-old were arrested under suspicion of receiving and trading the drugs.
21 bullets containing a substance suspected to be drugs were seized by police, after they were carried internally by the 26-year-old.
Meanwhile, local media reported that customs handed over a man to police on February 16 who was suspected of carrying drugs internally.
Police later discovered the man had been carrying 99 bullets of a substance suspected to be drugs.
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