Three people have been arrested with illegal drugs in drug operations in Thaa Atoll Hirilandhoo and Noonu Atoll Holhudhoo.

Maldives Police Service said that in the drug operation carried out at Hirilandhoo yesterday, a 25-year-old local man was arrested after a large rubber packet of suspected illegal drugs were found inside the man’s room at his residence.

Police said that two operations were carried out over the course of two das in Holhudhoo where two people were arrested with drugs.

The first operation in Holhudhoo was carried out following a report of drug possession where a 27-year-old local man was arrested. Police said that the suspected was stopped on the street and searched to find five plastic packets of suspected drugs on the person. And the second operation was carried out also saw a 34-year-local man stopped on the street and searched to find four plastic packets of suspected illegal drugs.

The two people were taken to Holhudhoo magistrate court for a remand hearing where they received 12 days in detention.