Two arrested in Fuvahmulah drug bust
30 ޖުލައި 2018 | ހޯމަ 09:15A 25-year-old and 41-year-old were arrested in the operation in Fuvahmulah on Sunday night
A 25-year-old and 41-year-old were arrested in the operation in Fuvahmulah on Sunday night
Two individuals have been arrested in a drug bust in Fuvahmulah City.
Police said that it had conducted a special operation on Sunday night, after receiving a tip that narcotics were being brought into the city.
Noting that a 25-year-old and 41-year-old were arrested in the operation, police said that the former was arrested on a boat traveling to Fuvahmulah from capital Malé City while the other was taken into custody from Fuvahmulah harbor.
Police said that they had found a packet containing suspected narcotics in the search into the boat the 26-year-old was traveling in.
While the Fuvahmulah Magistrate Court has remanded them for 15 days, police is investigating the matter.
