Customs have seized drugs worth MVR 3 million that were being smuggled into the country through a courier service.
Customs said in a statement today that the items were seized in an operation conducted on July 7.
The total weight of the drugs in the package was 2,020 kg.
Customs said the package contained suspicious substances and the drugs were found during further search.
Two packets of the package tested positive for mephedrone.
"The street value of these items is estimated at MVR 3.6 million," the customs said in the statement.
Mephedrone is one of the most commonly seized drugs in the country recently.
