A 48-year-old Nolhivaram resident, Ali Rasheed, was arrested on October 29 in a joint operation by Kulhudhuffushi City Police Station and HDh. Nolhivaram Police Station after officers found two packets of suspected narcotics in a box and a can brought ashore from a boat. He was remanded for 15 days pending further investigation, and police reported 1,615 drug-related cases so far this year.
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Drug-related crimes remain one of the Maldives' most pressing social issues, with 1,615 cases reported to police so far this year.
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Ali Rasheed was presented before the court and has been remanded for 15 days pending further investigation.
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