Suspect released after police rule out link to drugs worth MVR 26 million

The police have released the suspect who was arrested after he went to claim a shipment of drugs with MVR 26 million seized by Customs earlier this week, citing lack of evidence linking him with the drugs.

The shipment of 18.62 kilos of cannabinoids that was smuggled into the Maldives via air was seized by Customs in an operation on Tuesday. According to Customs, the drugs are estimated to be worth around MVR 26 million.

The police said on Wednesday that they arrested a 35-year-old Bangladeshi man who went to do cargo clearance for the drug shipment.

But in a statement on Thursday, the police said they could not find any evidence of a link between the man and the drugs, and had therefore released him from custody.

The case remains under investigation by the police.