The Maldives Customs Service has seized one kilogram of drugs hidden within a shipment of common goods.

Customs reported that the cargo arrived in the Maldives from Thailand on Saturday night.

The total weight of the shipment was 1,097 kilograms, with the seized drugs carrying a street value of MVR 877,600. Customs officials have handed over the confiscated substances to the police, and further investigations are now underway.

This latest seizure comes just three days after Maldives Customs intercepted drugs worth MVR 6.7 million.