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The People's Court of Khanh Hoa Province in Vietnam has sentenced Mohamed Anil, a 39-year-old Maldivian national, to 20 years in prison followed by deportation for trafficking over 1.5 kilograms of drugs (1,067.23 grams of mephedrone and 478.46 grams of alpha-PiHP) from Thailand to Vietnam.
A court in Vietnam sentenced a Maldivian citizen to 20 years in prison on 5 October 2026 for attempting to smuggle drugs into the country. In this case, the individual was found guilty of unlawfully importing narcotics into Vietnam. Under the laws of the country, which enforces strict measures against drugs, long-term prison sentences are handed down for such major offenses. This is a significant ruling involving the execution of such a heavy sentence against a Maldivian in a foreign country over a drug-related issue.
