Police have arrested a local man with 67 stolen cigarette cartons.
They identified the suspect as 24-year-old Ahmed Lujain from Shaviyani Feydhoo.
Police said their officers on patrol near Olympus in Male' stopped a suspicious-looking man in the early hours of 2nd November and searched his persons as well as the bags he was carrying.
They stated they found 67 cartons of cigarettes during the search
Police further stated that preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspect stole the cartons from Ocean Notice Private Limited.
They said that the suspect had been remanded in custody for 5 days and that they were further investigating the case.
The price of cigarettes is expected to rise exponentially after the recently ratified amendments to the Export-Import Act of the Maldives which increase duties of on tobacco and electronic devices.
