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Man jailed for 26 years for aiding in smuggling one kilo of drugs

The Criminal Court sentenced Maldivian man Aalif Waheed to a total of 26 years in prison after finding him guilty of four drug-related offences, including aiding the importation of cocaine, cannabis peddling and drug use. The verdicts in all four cases were delivered last Sunday by Judge Ali Nadeem.

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  • 26 years total prison sentence Sun English With all four charges proven, Aalif was sentenced to a total of 26 years in prison.

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  • 82 capsules number of capsules of cocaine seized Sun English police seized 82 capsules containing a total of 1,257 grams (over 1.2 kg) of cocaine

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  • 18 years sentence for aiding importation of cocaine Sun English Aalif was sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined MVR 75,000 for the offence.

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  • MVR 75,000 fine for aiding importation of cocaine Sun English Aalif was sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined MVR 75,000 for the offence.

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  • MVR 15,000 fine for cannabis peddling Sun English He was sentenced to five years in prison and fined MVR 15,000.

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  • four years, five months and 18 days remaining sentence for cannabis peddling charge Sun English After deducting the time already served in detention, the remaining sentence for this charge stands at four years, five months and 18 days.

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