46-year-old given life in Malé over 1.1 kg cannabis
Maldives Criminal Court sentenced 46-year-old Ali Imran to life in prison and fined him MVR100,000 over 1,131.2 grams of cannabis. Police had caught him with the drugs hidden under his motorcycle seat at Malé’s commercial harbour in November 2012.
The Criminal Court sentenced 46-year-old Ali Imran to life in jail over one
kilogram of cannabis.[1]The same court order also handed him a fine of
MVR100,000 for the cannabis offence.[1]Imran, described as of Coconut House
in Malé, was caught with 1131.2 grams of cannabis in November 2012.[1]
Police apprehended Imran at Malé’s commercial harbour because his behaviour had
appeared suspicious.[1]Officers searching at the harbour found the drugs
hidden under the seat of his motorcycle.[1]At the time of the stop, police
had received information that a cargo boat traveling from India was carrying
illicit drugs.[1]
When officers later searched Imran’s house, they found MVR134,050 and US$2200 in
cash together with 21 diamond stones and four precious stones inside a safe.[1]The search also established that he held another MVR461,948.26 in an HSBC
account.[1]The Criminal Court ordered the state to confiscate the cash, the
bank balance and the precious stones, stating that Imran had not explained how
he had obtained the money.[1]
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On 10 September 2026 the Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Shareef of GDh. Vaadhoo to 25 years in prison and a MVR 100,000 fine for trafficking cannabis found in June 2020 at an Ensis Fisheries accommodation block in Hulhumalé. After remand credit he has 23 years and six months left to serve; a co-accused's case remained undecided.
Maldives Criminal Court sentenced Canadian Scott William Armstrong to 25 years, treated as life imprisonment, for trafficking about 26.88 grams of cannabis found in his Maalhos guesthouse room in July 2019. He pleaded not guilty, was fined MVR 100,000, and was credited for five months and nine days already spent in detention.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 26.88 gPrison 25 years
The Criminal Court in Malé sentenced Ahmed Rasheed, 43, to 25 years in prison and a 100,000-rufiyaa fine for trafficking cannabis on 20 March 2013. Police had arrested him the previous May with 1,152.51 grams found in a teashop can and his office locker.
