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

Lacking legal framework major challenge to drug problem: Imad

Apart from the way the legal framework is structured, Imad spoke about the other challenges in the case.

6 December 2022

Imad Solih appointed drug agency chief

The post of NDA CEO has been vacant since Mohammad Habib's dismissal in May on the grounds that his probation period had expired.

20 October 2022

6 arrested in 13kg drug bust

Most of those arrested during Friday night's operation were from Addu

19 November 2022

Hospitals in 5 regions to begin drug addiction treatment

"... When a person goes to the hospital with a heart-attack, we don't ask what his criminal background is," Imad said.

24 January 2023

Addicts on streets enrolled in treatment programme, NDA says

He added that some people, who were earlier cut off from their family, are now seen reconnecting with the family and spending time with their children.

26 April 2023

Maldives warns against spike in 'China White' drug

There has been a rise of fatalities from using China White in various countries around the world.

24 May 2024

Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban

The Taliban's supreme spiritual leader banned the cultivation of narcotics in April 2022.

6 November 2023