Three people have been arrested at a residential house in Male’ City with over 1.6 kilograms of drugs.

Maldives Police Service said that in a special operation conducted by Police Intelligence and the Drug Enforcement Department last night, 1.2 kilogram of cannabis and 454 grams of heroin along with less than a gram of cocaine were found at a house in the Maafannu district.

Police said that three people were arrested in relation to the drugs and an investigation is underway.

While a large quantity of drugs has been found in the capital city last night, a joint operation by the Police and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), an Iranian vessel attempting to traffic drugs in Maldivian waters were found earlier this month. Over 51 kilograms of drugs were found and seized from the vessel.