8 kg drug suspects remanded pending trial

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Two Indian nationals arrested last month in connection with the smuggling of more than eight kilograms of drugs into the Maldives have been ordered to remain in custody pending trial. Police arrested five suspects at Velana International Airport (VIA) in early June after more than 8.3 kilograms of drugs were discovered concealed in false bottoms of luggage brought from Bengaluru, India.