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Drug Trafficking

Two Velidhoo men jailed for life

3 weeks ago

 Two men from N. Velidhoo have been sentenced to life imprisonment for trafficking dimorphine, with one also convicted of trafficking cannabis. According to the Criminal Court verdict, Ahmed Ibrahim, 44, of Dilbahaaruge, Velidhoo, was found guilty of trafficking both dimorphine and cannabis under the Narcotics Act. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and fined MVR 100,000 for trafficking dimorphine,
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