India, April 24 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday issued an advisory urging Indian nationals to exercise extreme caution while travelling to the Maldives as the island country has brought in stricter anti-drug laws, including the death penalty. "Recent legislative amendments to the Maldives' Drugs Act, effective March 2026, prescribe significantly enhanced penalties for drug-related offences, including life imprisonment and, in certain cases involving large-scale trafficking, the death penalty, subject to confirmation by the competent court under Maldivian law," NCB said. The agency urged citizens travelling to Maldives to be alert and not carry any package, baggage, or item on behalf of others under any circumstances withou...