Bangladeshi man remanded for 15 days over alleged narcotics smuggling into Maldives

A Bangladeshi man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling narcotics into the Maldives, and the Criminal Court today ordered him remanded in custody. The person arrested in this case is Nazmul Haq, a 32-year-old belonging to Bangladesh. He was arrested on suspicion of smuggling narcotics into the Maldives, trafficking the items and smuggling them out. According to the court order, he was arrested after a certain amount of evidence was submitted against him. In this regard, the court order states that the Maldives Customs Service's case submission form and the control delivery operation permit, along with the statement of a police officer who went to the scene, as well as the interim result of his urine test, were submitted. The court order states that he denies the allegations. The Criminal Court today ordered him remanded in custody for 15 days, and the remand period ends on the 27th of this month. While cases of narcotics such as this have now become common in the Maldives, reports show that the number of foreigners involved in such cases is increasing.