A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to drug trafficking in capital city Malé.
Following a tip-off that the woman was involved in drug trafficking, officers of the Drug Enforcement Department conducted an operation on Tuesday afternoon.
A court-ordered raid was conducted at the woman’s residence, following which officers found two bullets, a balloon, a plastic packet, seven rubber packets and a joint under her possession, all stuffed with narcotics.
Police revealed that the substances contained 75 grams of heroin and 17 grams of cannabis.
The case is being further investigated by MPS.