Customs have seized three shipments of drugs being smuggled into Maldives by air.
The first shipment was a package that was supposed to be imported from Germany on September 27. The contents of the package tested positive for mephedrone. The weight of the items is 2.25 kg.
They also seized drugs found in a shipment of electronic equipment imported from India On October 5. The narcotics tested positive for heroin. The street value of the three-kilogram substance was MVR 3.8 million.
The third shipment was found on October 7 while being imported from Thailand via Maldives air cargo. The drugs tested positive for heroin. It weighed 3.55 kg and the street value is MVR 4.2.
The three shipments of drugs seized in about 10 days weighed 8.84 kg.
