Released drug suspects arrested for a third time
6 ޖޫން 2019 | ބުރާސްފަތި 07:25Police revealed that they were arrested for a third time on Wednesday night
Drugs seized in Tuesday morning\'s operation
The two suspects arrested with three kilograms of drugs on Tuesday, and released twice, have been again.
Police revealed that they were arrested for a third time on Wednesday night.
They, a 25-year-old man and 52-year-old woman, were arrested at around 3:10am on Tuesday, in a raid conducted at a house in the capital’s suburban district Hulhumalé.
However, Criminal Court released them at a remand hearing, citing incomplete raid and arrests order.
They were rearrested early Wednesday morning, but were released by the Hulhumalé Magistrate Court- who issued both arrest orders- later in the day.
According to the court, police had violated Article 8 (a) of the Criminal Procedure Act by not sending the investigating officer assigned to the case to the remand hearing.
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