Three Arrested as Police Seize Large Alcohol Stash in Henveiru Raid

Three individuals have been arrested following a targeted law enforcement operation against an extensive illegal alcohol distribution network in the Henveiru district of Malé.

Police media confirmed to MV+ that the joint operation, initiated overnight by the Maldives Police Service’s Counter Narcotics Intelligence and Drug Enforcement units, resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of contraband alcohol during a raid.

Officers searched both the first and fifth floors of a residential building in the area after intelligence identified the location as an active supply hub.

An investigation into the suspect network and the seized contraband remains ongoing. However, further details, including the identities of those arrested, have not been disclosed yet.