Man arrested in Maafushi with 50 packets of suspected drugs

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.