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Police seize 144 kg and arrest 1,875 people in seven months

Police said 1,141 drug operations between 1 January and 31 July 2026 seized more than 144 kg of drugs and 1,856 bottles of alcohol, and led to 1,875 arrests. They searched 23,249 people and more than 7,300 places, opened 1,533 cases and sent 634 to the Prosecutor General; 116 foreign nationals were handed to Immigration for deportation. The figures covered all drugs and did not separate cannabis.

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Police said 1,141 drug operations between 1 January and 31 July 2026 seized more than 144 kg of drugs and 1,856 bottles of alcohol, and led to 1,875 arrests. They searched 23,249 people and more than 7,300 places, opened 1,533 cases and sent 634 to the Prosecutor General; 116 foreign nationals were handed to Immigration for deportation. The figures covered all drugs and did not separate cannabis.[1][2]

Sources

  1. Police seize more than 144kg of drugs, arrest 1,875 people. R24. Report of 11 August 2026.
  2. Police seize MVR 121 million in drugs and alcohol in seven-month crackdown. eTruth. Report of 11 August 2026: 116 foreigners handed to Immigration.

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