Three held over 3.3 kg cannabis smuggled through Gan airport
Customs found 3,345 grams of cannabis in the luggage of two Indian nationals arriving at Gan International Airport on 22 September 2026; police then arrested the pair plus a Maldivian recipient in a controlled delivery. Three suspects were held for smuggling more than three kilogrammes of drugs.
🇲🇻 Gan International Airport, Addu City · Maldives
- Arrested
- 3
- Cannabis
- 3.3 kg
Maldives Customs Service, acting on intelligence, searched the luggage of two Indian
passengers arriving at Gan International Airport in Addu City on Tuesday and found
3,345 grams of cannabis concealed inside.[1][2] Police identified the pair as
24-year-old Vivek Amban and 32-year-old Shahmil Pali Parambath, both Indian
nationals.[1]
The Maldivian suspect, 36-year-old Abdulla Ibrahim of Fuvahmulah, was arrested
later during a controlled delivery operation run jointly by the South Police Serious
Crime Investigation unit, Counter Narcotics Operations and police intelligence.[1]
The two couriers were taken into custody at the airport and handed to the Maldives
Police Service for investigation.[2]
Sources
- Police arrest 3 in Gan airport drug smuggling case. Atoll Times, 26 September 2026.
- Customs Seizes 3.3 Kilograms of Cannabis at Gan International Airport; Two Indian Nationals Arrested. Aviators Maldives, 26 September 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The map marks Gan airport; the source does not give the precise inspection location.
- One outlet dates the arrival "Tuesday, October 22", but 22 October 2026 is a Thursday; both outlets agree it was a Tuesday, matching 22 September 2026.
- The Indian city the two passengers arrived from has not been disclosed.
- No court or remand outcome has been reported for the three suspects.