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Tuesday Oct 20, 2009 One of the key drug dealers in Fuvahmulah, suspected of operating one of the largest illegal drugs network in the island, was arrested on Saturday night, the Maldives Police Service has said.
A Police official said that they had found a large amount of illegal drugs in his possession when he was arrested, but did not give any details. He said that the man was arrested during a special operation conducted in the island by a Police team from Malé and officers from the Fuvahmulah Police Station. The official refused to reveal any other information about the case as the investigation was still ongoing.
Police had arrested another key figure in the drugs business from the island earlier this month. Under the same operation, Police had arrested another man from Addu atoll believed to be one of the major drug dealers in the island.
Source: Haveeru
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