Indian Customs arrest 2 Maldivians with drugs

Male: Two Maldivians trying to traffic illegal drugs to the Maldives were arrested in India on Sunday.
Haveeru learned from a reliable source that the two suspects arrested from Trivandrum Airport were Mohamed Waheed Adam, 24 and a 14-year-old. The Maldives High Commission in India confirmed the report.
High Commissioner Abdul Azeez told Haveeru that the Indian government has not officially informed the matter to the High Commission. However, it is investigating the matter through the Maldivian Consulate after an Indian Malayalam newspaper reported the arrest, he added.
Consul Mohamed Rasheed said the two Maldivians, boarding the 12.30pm flight on Sunday, are still held in airport customs as illegal drugs were confiscated from them. Drugs worth 2500,000 Indian Rupees (about Rf700,000) were reportedly seized.
29/11/10 haveeru online

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Categories: Airports Nov 2010, Foreign Nov 2010