Three men have been arrested in connection with an attempted smuggling of nearly six kilograms of drugs, police said on Sunday.
Police said the suspects were arrested following information from Customs that they were trying to smuggle drugs via Velana International Airport (VIA). The drugs seized in the operation on October 31 had a weight of five kilograms and 936 grams.
Two Maldivians and a Bangladeshi were arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle the drugs. They are Ahmed Nazeer, 45, Ali Aiham, 18 and Rohman, 29.
Nazeer was arrested at VIA while the other two were arrested in a joint control delivery operation conducted by Narcotics Intelligence and Drug Enforcement.
Nazeer was remanded in custody for five days, Aiham for 10 days and Rohman for seven days.
The three men are believed to be involved in the case made public by Customs on Saturday. Customs said 5,520 grams of cannabis and 416 grams of cathinone were seized.
