Maldives Police Service (MPS) has arrested a man attempting to smuggle drugs into Addu City via air.
The man has since been remanded by 10 days and investigations are being carried out.
Officers of the Intelligence Unit and MPS officers had jointly cracked down on the case on 16 October during an operation at Gan International Airport.
A 20-year-old was arrested and is being investigated, revealed police.
Officers found the suspected narcotics inside a plastic packet on him, upon searching the 20-year-old.