Four Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle 6.75 Kgs of drugs into the Maldives through an air freight consignment, police have said.
Four Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle 6.75 Kgs of drugs into the Maldives through an air freight consignment, police have said.
The Maldives Customs Service discovered the suspected narcotics while inspecting an imported air freight shipment after officers suspected that drugs had been concealed inside it.
Following information provided by Customs, the Maldives Police Service conducted a controlled delivery operation on the consignment, resulting in the arrest of four suspects, police announced on Monday.
The operation was carried out jointly by the police Drug Enforcement Department, the Counter Narcotics Intelligence Department and the Maldives Customs Service.
The suspects have been identified as MD Jihad Bin Arif,20, MD Mizannur Rahman, 41, Mirza Al Amin, 30 and MD Arman Ali, 21.
All four are Bangladeshi nationals.
Police said the arrests were made in connection with allegations of drug smuggling, possession, use and trafficking.
The suspects were subsequently presented before court for decisions on their remand. MD Mizannur Rahman was remanded in custody until the conclusion of his trial, while the other three suspects were remanded for 15 days each.
The case remains under police investigation.
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