Two Arrested Over Hulhumalé Car Crash Suspected of Drug Use
Photo: Maldives Police Service
The Maldives Police Service has stated that two men involved in a car crash in Hulhumalé on 8 November are suspected of being under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
Police identified the individuals as 29-year-old Mohamed Jaushan of H. Blueloon, Malé, and 26-year-old Ahmed Ausam Haneef of M. Fanari, Malé. A court has ordered their detention for 15 days pending further investigation. Police confirmed that Jaushan was driving the vehicle when the crash occurred.
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ހުޅުމާލޭގައި ހިނގި އެކްސިޑެންޓުގައި ހައްޔަރުކުރި މީހުންގެ ބަންދު މުއްދަތުދީފިhttps://t.co/CQOOTs1axZ pic.twitter.com/3FklCQq83N— Maldives Police (@PoliceMv) November 10, 2025
According to police, the incident took place early on Saturday morning, when the car veered off course to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The vehicle then struck a motorbike before mounting the pavement and crashing into the window of a shop.
Police received the accident report at around 6 a.m., and confirmed that no injuries were reported.
Authorities said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
Traffic accidents are the second-most reported incidents for this year, according to statistics from the Maldives Police Service, standing at 2544.
