An underage boy has been arrested whilst attempting to smuggle drugs into Kaafu Himmafushi "Asseyri Prison".
The police had received intelligence of possible drug smuggling into the jail. The boy was taken into custody during a special operation conducted by the police.
When he was caught, the police discovered six rubber packets from his belongings that are suspected to contain amounts of an unspecified drug.
The police have not issued any further details regarding the arrested individual.