Police Arrest Four in Malé Counter-Narcotics Operation
Photo: Maldives Police Service
Maldives Police Service arrested four individuals and seized more than 111 grams of suspected narcotics during a joint counter-narcotics operation conducted in Malé on October 31.
According to the police, the operation was carried out jointly by Drug Enforcement and Counter Narcotics Intelligence following intelligence reports of drug use, possession, peddling, and trafficking.
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The suspects have been identified as:
- Shivan Ibrahim, 45
- Ahmed Mohamed, 38
- Azuhadh Ali Manik, 41
- Aminath Nisa, 41
Following their arrests, officers searched three residential properties in the capital, uncovering approximately 111.15 grams of substances suspected to be illicit drugs.
All four individuals were produced before the court for a remand hearing, where a judge ordered them detained in custody for five days.
Police stated that further investigations into the case are ongoing.
