Try to use a similar approach used in BlissRoms:
android_library_import { name: "glide", aars: ["libs/glide-4.9.0.aar"], }
https://review.blissroms.org/plugins/gitiles/platform_packages_apps_Settings/+/refs/heads/arcadia-next/Android.bp
https://review.blissroms.org/plugins/gitiles/platform_packages_apps_Settings/+/refs/heads/arcadia-next/libs/