(Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) says it arrested two drug traffickers in the Western part of the main Seychelles island of Mahé this week, in possession of illegal drugs with a street value of $46, 000.

According to a press statement issued yesterday, this is the latest in a series of operations the NDEA has carried out in the western Mahé region particularly in the Port Glaud and Anse Boileau districts, as part of its strategy to target the distribution networks of drug traffickers.

“One of the two men arrested has two outstanding drug offences against him for which he is already awaiting trial. Both have been remanded in custody pending further investigations and to await their trials,” read the statement.