Two Maldivian individuals who tried to smuggle 1 kg drugs were arrested at Chennai International Airport, India.
Indian's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) stated that the two Maldivians attempted to smuggle drugs in shampoo bottles. In relation to this case, a 22 year old Maldivian man Abdul Aiman and a 24 year old woman Shamsiyya Mohamed were arrested.
The two individuals arrived in 20 days ago. After initially saying in Trivandrum, they moved to a hotel in Chennai last week. NCB went undercover after being tipped off that these two individuals were buying drugs through a Chennai dealer and attempting to smuggle it in to the Maldives.
When the two individuals arrived at Chennai International Airport, the immigration officers stopped the duo and searched their luggage. Suspicion fell on the shampoo bottle as the bottle was full although unsealed. The two individuals had stuffed hashish- filled foils in to unsealed shampoo bottles.
The seized drug amount to 1 kg and its street value is estimated to be worth over MVR 1 million. Indian authorities are working on tracing additional suspects involved in the case.
The drugs discovered in the shampoo bottles in the Maldivian duo's luggage
