In a special operation conducted by the K. Maafushi Police Station, a 23-year-old man has been arrested with with 50 cellophane packets of suspected drugs.
Police said that the drugs were found in a bag the man discarded near a tree after he saw the Police.
Gulhi Magistrate Court has remanded him with 13 days to detain him at a location assigned by the Home Ministry to continue the investigation.
The man has a record with the Police for making threats, vandalism and drugs.
Maafushi Police Station is currently investigating the case further.