Maldives Customs Service has seized more than three kilograms of synthetic cathinones, commonly known as “Meow Meow,” from postal and courier packages in a three-day period.
According to reports, the first package, intercepted on 29 October through the postal service, contained 2.12 kilograms of the substance. Two days later, on 31 October, officers found an additional 1.03 kilograms in a courier shipment.
The combined total of 3.15 kilograms brings the amount of this particular drug seized by Customs to approximately 10 kilograms within a single week, following an earlier interception of 6.7 kilograms in an air-freight consignment.
Police are investigating the cases, though no arrests have been announced. Customs routinely screens incoming parcels and sets aside suspicious items for detailed examination.
Synthetic cathinones are classified as high-risk substances. Authorities have highlighted a rise in narcotics interceptions through postal and air channels in recent years as part of broader enforcement efforts.