Drugs discovered on prisoner after court hearing

Drugs were discovered on a prisoner who was brought back to jail from a court hearing.

Commissioner of Prisons Abdulla Munaz tweeted yesterday that the prisoner was trying to smuggle the drugs hidden inside his body. The drugs were found on the prisoner after he was brought to Maafushi prison from a court hearing on Sunday.

Officers foil attempt to smuggle drug into Maafushi Prison. Drugs was found in body cavity of an inmate who was taken out of prison for a court hearing on 17th Dec 2019. Appreciate the efforts of MCS officers to secure the prisons & MPS, for the healthy work relations @ShimranAb pic.twitter.com/wXQwwU76gL

— A.Munaaz, CP, Maldives Correctional Service (@a_munaaz) December 18, 2019

The drugs were discovered in his behind during searches conducted after the court hearing, a media official from the Corrections Service informed “Sun”.

“We do not know how he managed to do it yet, we are working to find that out.” said the official. A prisoner is accompanied by corrections officers at all times during transportation and hearings. It is now known how the prisoner got hold of the drugs, how much he was trying to smuggle.

Regular attempts are made by criminals smuggle mobile phones and other contraband into the prison. However, this is the first of such a case where a prisoner was discovered with drugs after a court hearing.