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Four Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in a joint controlled-delivery operation after authorities received intelligence about a shipment containing 6.75kg of suspected drugs brought into the Maldives.
Mariyam Adheela
MALE’, Maldives: Four Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling following a special operation conducted by the Maldives Police Service and Maldives Customs Service.
Police identified the suspects as MD Jihad Bin Arif, 20; MD Mizannur Rahman, 41; Mirza Al Amin, 30; and MD Arman Ali, 21.
The arrests followed information received by Maldives Customs indicating that a shipment brought into the country contained 6.75 kilogrammes of suspected drugs.
The Drug Enforcement Department, Counter Narcotics Intelligence and Maldives Customs Service jointly conducted a controlled-delivery operation in connection with the shipment.
The operation resulted in the arrest of all four suspects. Authorities have not specified the type of suspected drugs in the information released.
The four suspects were presented before court for decisions on their remand.
The court ordered MD Mizannur Rahman to remain in custody until the conclusion of his trial. The other three suspects were remanded for 15 days.
The investigation into the alleged drug-smuggling case is ongoing.
