Sri Lankan drug ship suspects remanded for trial

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The Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of five Sri Lankan men arrested aboard a vessel carrying a massive haul of suspected narcotics. The suspects, aged 39, 42, 28, 34, and 63, will remain in custody pending trial. The vessel, named Avishka Putha, was intercepted by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Coast Guard Special Boat Squadron on November 7, after