Two Women Arrested in Hanimaadhoo Drug Raid
Two women were arrested in HDh. Hanimaadhoo on Wednesday following an operation by the Counter-Narcotics Intelligence, which had received information about an alleged drug business being run from their residence.
In a statement on Thursday, the police confirmed that the arrests were made in a joint operation conducted by the Hanimaadhoo Police Station and the Counter-Narcotics Intelligence. The suspects were identified as Fathimath Maya, 25, and Aminath, 56, both residents of Maya Palace in Hanimaadhoo.
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ހަނިމާދޫގައި ހިންގި މަސްތުވާތަކެތީގެ އޮޕަރޭޝަނެއްގައި ދެ މީހަކު ހައްޔަރުކޮށްފިhttps://t.co/akTVsHDE9j pic.twitter.com/DTRIaU5tRM— Maldives Police (@PoliceMv) February 13, 2025
While the police did not disclose any familial relationship between the two, a councillor from Hanimaadhoo confirmed that they are mother and daughter.
During the raid, officers seized 189.69 grams of drugs along with an unspecified amount of cash.
The suspects were presented before the Hanimaadhoo Magistrate Court for their remand hearing on Thursday morning. The court ordered Maya to be held in police custody for 15 days, while her mother was remanded for five days.
The case remains under investigation.
Man Convicted of Raping Two-Year-Old Granddaughter Dies
A man imprisoned for the rape of his two-year-old granddaughter has died in a Maldivian prison. The victim’s maternal family reported the rape to authorities in January 2020.
In 2022, the Criminal Court convicted Hassan Moosa Didi and Ibrahim Didi, the victim’s paternal great-grandfather and grandfather, respectively, and sentenced them both to life imprisonment. Hassan Moosa Didi died in prison on 9 September 2023.
The Maldives Correctional Service announced that Ibrahim Didi died in the early hours of Friday. The Service reported that Ibrahim Didi collapsed last night and, despite first aid, was unresponsive. He was taken to Hulhumale’ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 2:40 am after treatment proved unsuccessful.
The Correctional Service confirmed that Ibrahim Didi had been receiving treatment for high blood pressure, cholesterol, and tremors. The rape case shocked the island of Kudahuvadhoo and the wider Maldives. The prosecution stated that Hassan Moosa Didi and Ibrahim Didi had subjected the victim to repeated sexual assault over a prolonged period.
