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Police arrest woman accused of smuggling drugs into Maafushi prison
The arrest was made in a ‘special’ operation
Shan Anees, Raajje.mv | 16 ޖުލައި 2018 | ހޯމަ 08:28
Police found three ‘bullet-sized’ rubber packets they believe held narcotic substances
The Maldives Police Service have arrested a woman accused of smuggling drugs into the state-run detention facility in Maafushi island.
Officers apprehended the 31-year-old from outside the prison premises and upon searching her person, found three ‘bullet-sized’ rubber packets they believe held narcotic substances.
The arrest was made in a ‘special’ operation conducted by the Maldives Police Service’s intelligence department and officers of the police station in Maafushi.
The woman has been remanded for a period of 13 days by the regional magistrate court in Maafushi.
