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Customs finds 15 kg of cannabis in a suitcase at Velana airport

Officers found more than 15 kg of cannabis in the luggage of a 44-year-old Malaysian man who arrived on flight EK656 on 27 July 2024. Police put the street value at MVR 12.3 million and called it the largest single cannabis seizure of the year; a controlled delivery led to a second arrest, of a 41-year-old Malaysian man.

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Officers found more than 15 kg of cannabis in the luggage of a 44-year-old Malaysian man who arrived on flight EK656 on 27 July 2024. Police put the street value at MVR 12.3 million and called it the largest single cannabis seizure of the year; a controlled delivery led to a second arrest, of a 41-year-old Malaysian man. Both were remanded for five days while police looked for links to four countries.[1]

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  1. Over 15kg of cannabis seized in major drug bust at Velana International Airport. Maldives Police Service. News release of 29 July 2024.

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