Maldives Customs Service (MCS) has seized 1kg of drug being smuggled through post.

Customs said the package from Netherlands to Maldives was intercepted last September during a routine check.

The content in the package tested positive to Mephedrone during the initial tests. Customs said the street price for the drugs is around MVR 2.5 million. A Maldivian man has been arrested and police is currently investigating the matter.

This is the third case of drugs smuggled through post in 2022. As such, Customs siezed 585 grams of Mephedrone in March and 526 grams of Mephedrone in June.