Maldives Customs Service has seized 11 kilograms of drugs which were being smuggled into the country via a courier service.
Customs said that the drugs were seized at the Velana International Airport on September 7. The total weight of the drugs, found to be cannabis, is 11.7 kilograms, Customs revealed.
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Customs said they discovered the drugs while inspecting two packages brought into the country through a courier service. Officers suspected that one of the packages contained drugs, and further inspection led to the discovery.
Minister of Homeland Security, Labour and Technology, Ali Ihusaan recently announced that airport border security has been significantly reinforced since last January following the installation of body scanners at airports in Malé and Addu.
Emphasising a strategic shift toward total supply reduction, Minister Ihusaan stated that law enforcement has confiscated roughly 1.3 tonnes of illegal drugs during the last two and a half years. Valued at MVR 1.5 billion on the street, he said the seizures mark a record high in drug interdictions compared to prior government terms.
He added that state enforcement is prioritising the dismantlement of trafficking networks over targeting low-level drug users.
2026 ސެޕްޓެންބަރު 7 ވަނަ ދުވަހު ކޫރިއަރ މެދުވެރިކޮށް ރާއްޖެ އެތެރެކުރަން އުޅުނު 11 ކިލޯއަށްވުރެ ގިނަ މަސްތުވާތަކެތި ކަސްޓަމްސްއިން އަތުލައިގެންފި.
🔹ބާވަތް: ކެނަބިސް
🔹ބަރުދަން: 11،750 ގްރާމް pic.twitter.com/XVcqRXKYYX— Maldives Customs Service (@CustomsMv) September 28, 2026
