Four expats arrested on suspicions of smuggling four kilos of drugs

Four expatriates have been arrested in connection with an attempt to smuggle more than six kilograms of narcotics into the Maldives.

In a post on X, the Maldives Customs Service confirmed that 6.75 kilograms of illegal drugs were seized on Saturday after an attempt to smuggle them into the country through air cargo. The seizure followed a detailed inspection of a shipment suspected of containing concealed narcotics.

On Sunday, the Criminal Court remanded the four foreign nationals implicated in the case. The suspects have been identified as:

• Mirza Al Amin, 30, Bangladesh
• MD Mizannur Rahman, 41, Bangladesh
• MD Jihad bin Arif, 20, Bangladesh
• MD Arman Ali, 21, Bangladesh

According to the court orders, a controlled delivery operation was conducted after the narcotics were discovered. All four suspects were arrested when they arrived to collect the shipment.

The suspects have subsequently been charged with drug importation and trafficking. The court stated that releasing them would pose a significant threat to public safety.

MD Mizannur Rahman has been remanded in custody until the conclusion of the trial, while the other three suspects have been remanded for 15 days.