Man detained with 250 grams of ‘meow meow’ hidden inside boxers

A man from Addu City was arrested from the Velana International Airport on Friday, after he arrived from overseas allegedly carrying 250 grams of mephedrone, synthetic stimulant drug also known as ‘meow meow’, hidden inside his boxers.

Ahmed Zahid, 50, from Narugismaage in Maradhoo, Addu City, was arrested on suspicious of smuggling drugs into the country. He was presented before the Criminal Court for his remand hearing on Saturday.

The court ordered for him to be held at a custodial jail for 30 days, citing sufficient evidence to warrant the suspicion against him, which included Customs documents, statements from attending police officers, as well as the discovery of drugs inside his boxers he was wearing when he arrived in the Maldives.

Initial tests place the weight of meow meow found on him at 250 grams.

At the court, Ahmed Zahid accused the police of making no attempt to find “the real culprit.”

Court documents show he was a record for prior arrests and detention.

Ahmed Zahid shares the same address as two people who were arrested from Male’ on Tuesday, in a case involving the suspected use, possession and peddling of narcotics. The two suspects - Ahnaf Ashraf, 27, and Abdul Ghani Abdul Majeed, 56, were arrested with narcotics and over MVR 41,500 in suspected drug money.

However, the police have not said if there’s any link between the two cases.