Ten foreign nationals were arrested in Malé City during a joint operation targeting individuals working in the Maldives without proper documentation, according to Maldives Immigration.
The operation involved inspections at nine cafés across the capital and formed part of ongoing efforts to address the issue of undocumented expatriates employed in commercial establishments.
The enforcement operation was carried out by a task force comprising Maldives Immigration, the Maldives Police Service, the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, and the Ministry of Economic Development, Transport and Trade.
The arrests follow a similar operation conducted on the night of 5 July, during which authorities detained 27 irregular immigrants.
The latest raid is part of the third phase of Operation Kurangi, launched by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology on 9 May to identify and collect information on foreign nationals working in the Greater Malé region without proper documentation.
