Commissioner of Police (CP) Mohamed Hameed has stated that police have recovered additional 69kg of drugs during the Drug Enforcement Department operation in GDh. Hoadehdhoo.

CP Hameed Tweeted on Wednesday that 13kg of heroine were found buried in GDh. Hoadehdhoo on 27 October, and an additional 69kg have been found buried in Hoadehdhoo and a nearby uninhabited island.

The 82kg of drugs recovered so far includes heroine and meth, CP Hameed said.

Police has previously said that the operation was part on an ongoing operation based on information received about drugs smuggled into the country.