Maldives Customs Service has seized 3.15 kilograms of synthetic cathinones from two separate postal and courier packages, authorities said.
The first interception, on 29 October, involved a postal parcel containing 2.12 kg of the substance. Two days later, on 31 October, officers found a further 1.03 kg in a courier shipment. Both packages were examined after routine screening raised suspicion.
The seizures form part of a broader recent effort. Five days earlier Customs had intercepted 6.7 kg of the same drug in an air-freight consignment, bringing the total recovered in roughly one week to nearly 10 kg. No arrests have yet been announced in connection with the postal and courier cases.
Synthetic cathinones, often referred to in the Maldives as “Meow Meow,” are potent stimulants. Customs and police have reported a series of interceptions in recent months involving different smuggling methods, including postal parcels, courier packages and air freight.
The government has said drug seizures under the current administration have exceeded those recorded during the previous five-year term, citing both quantity and the dismantling of trafficking networks.
