Judge Faiz’s drug case release appealed to High Court

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The prosecution has appealed the release of an alleged drug lord by suspended Criminal Court Judge Hussain Faiz Rashad. The suspect, Ali Anwar Mohamed, 35, of Cozy Corner, S. Hithadhoo, was arrested in 2019 in connection with the smuggling of 70 kilograms of drugs into Maldives aboard the Iranian vessel Al-Shaban. The ship was intercepted 172 nautical miles northwest of Thuraakunu,