Arrests have been made in a drug operation conducted in capital Malé and Hulhumalé.

The Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that the drug operation stemmed from an intel report.

Raids were conducted by officers of the Police Intelligence Unit as well as Drug Enforcement Department (DED) on July 6, following suspicions of a drug peddling network.

Officers raided two apartments, a shop and a godown in Malé City and an apartment in Hulhumalé under a court order, as part of the operation.

13 rubber packets and eight small packets suspected to contain narcotics, were confiscated during the raids.

Arrested during the operations were a 36-year-old, a 44-year-old, a 46-year-old and a 54-year-old.

They are all Maldivian men.

Upon being presented to the Criminal Court for their remand hearing, three of them were remanded for a period of 15 days and the 46-year-old was remanded for seven days.

The case is being investigated further by the Drug Enforcement Department.