Four people have been arrested following a joint drug enforcement operation in Thinadhoo City, G Dh Atoll, with all four suspects remanded in custody for 15 days.
The operation was conducted on 29 October by the Drug Enforcement Department, Counter Narcotics Intelligence, Upper South Counter Narcotics Operations and Thinadhoo City Police.
Police searched four houses during the operation and arrested four men, aged between 18 and 42.
The suspects were identified as Ahmed Hashim (36), Athoof Ahmed (25) and Naajid Abdullah (42), all residents of Thinadhoo, and Mohamed Shaif Jaleel (18), of Gaddhoo.
Substances suspected to be narcotics, weighing approximately 6.3 grams, were discovered during the operation.
All four suspects were presented before court, which ordered their remand in custody for 15 days each.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
