Minister of Home Affairs and Heritage Ali Ihsan has issued a warning, calling for those involved in drug trafficking to stop immediately, stating that if they do not stop, they will be arrested and the country will be saved from the scourge of drugs. The Minister said this while answering questions from members in the People’s Majlis (Parliament). Minister of Home Affairs and Heritage Ali Ihsan said that the drug issue is a problem that has grown in the Maldives over the past 30 years. The Minister said that this government is working with the aim of solving this problem. As such, he said that a lot of work is already being done.
The Home Minister said that the first target in solving the drug problem is those who trade in drugs, and that people who trade drugs in different regions are being monitored, investigated, and arrested. The Minister also said that this work will be fully completed when the Drug Act is passed. “We have divided it sectorally and started the work of arresting those who trade (drugs) in those areas and bringing them before the law. The real power needed for this work will come to us when the Drug Act that has been submitted now is passed by the parliament. However, with the power of the existing laws, Fuvahmulah is an example. We have arrested the biggest networks there,” said the Home Minister.
The Minister said that the work of arresting those who are currently engaged in the business of selling drugs is ongoing in two regions of the country. He warned that if they do not stop, they will be arrested and the country will be cleaned. “I warn those who trade in drugs to stop. If they do not stop, we will arrest them and clean up this country. And we will hold them accountable for the damage they are causing to the citizens.” said Home Minister Ihsan.
The Minister of Home Affairs and Heritage said that by the end of this government’s five-year term, a comprehensive solution to the drug problem will be brought.
