Sri Lankan handed life imprisonment for drug trafficking

Ranasinghe was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of MVR 100,000 under the Narcotics Act.

24 October 2022

15-30 days remand for 17 arrested in major drug bust

Seventeen people were arrested and close to a million Rufiyaa seized in a drug operation conducted in Male on Thursday.

27 December 2022

At least 29 killed in Mexico capture of Chapo's son

The arrest spurred the powerful Sinaloa Cartel - once headed by El Chapo himself - to go on a rampage.

8 January 2023

Maldives arrests alleged drug kingpin after Sri Lanka deportation

Police allege Arshad to be he head of a drug network whose drugs were seized in a major drug bust in 2020 in capital Male.

11 October 2022

Govt to introduce drug law amendments in Q1 2023

Imad said that one of the biggest challenges in finding a solution to the drug problem in the country is the lack of adequate legal framework.

4 January 2023

13 kg drugs: 1 confesses; remand extended for 6

"It appears that the alleged crime was committed by a well-planned network," the court order of the six accused said.

5 December 2022

Drug regulation violates constitutional authority: Gasim

"If this kind of thing happens within a community, then the destruction of the place is either very close or is already damaged."

13 February 2023

17 arrested in major drug bust

Police commissioner Mohamed Hameed tweeted on Saturday that 6.8kg of narcotics were seized during the operation.

24 December 2022