Customs seized 6.75 kg of drugs that were being smuggled into the country by air via Velaana International Airport.
They said that the drugs were seized on the 24th of this month.
Customs said the items were seized during a further search of an airfreight shipment brought to the Maldives on Saturday.
Customs seized 6.75 kg of synthetic cathinone. They did not say if anyone was arrested during the bust.
Recently, a large amount of cannabis was seized while being smuggled into the Maldives.
The 3.3 kg of cannabis was seized from the luggage of two Indian passengers who arrived in the Maldives from India on the 22nd of last month
