5 arrested in Maldives for smuggling drugs; 6.75 kg found in parcel

Police have arrested five people, including four Bangladeshi nationals and a Maldivian man, in connection with drug smuggling and trafficking in the Maldives. The arrests follow a joint operation by the Drug Enforcement Department, Counter Narcotics Intelligence, and the Maldives Customs Service. The operation led to a controlled delivery after customs intercepted a parcel containing 6.75 kilograms of drugs. The four foreigners were identified as Md Jihad Bin Arif (20), Md Mizanur Rahman (41), Mirza Al Amin (30), and Md Arman Ali (21), all from Bangladesh. The Maldivian suspect, Ahmed Naseer (62) of Hazarmaa / V. Fulidhoo, was arrested on the 24th of this month on suspicion of importing drugs concealed in his body. During a search of Naseer, police found 19 pellets suspected to be drugs, with a gross weight of 427 grams. The court has ordered him to be remanded until the end of the trial.