Maldives Customs Service has seized more than three kilograms of narcotics that were being smuggled into the country through postal and courier channels.
Officers intercepted a total of 3.15 kilograms of Synthetic Cathinone across two separate packages. The substance is commonly referred to in the Maldives as “Meow Meow”.
The first package, containing 2.12 kilograms, was discovered on 29 October during a routine inspection of postal mail. A second package holding 1.03 kilograms was found two days later in a courier shipment.
Customs noted that five days earlier it had intercepted 6.7 kilograms of the same substance in an air freight consignment. This brings the amount of Synthetic Cathinone seized by the service to approximately 10 kilograms within a single week.
The cases have been referred for further investigation. No arrests have been publicly confirmed.