Nine people have been arrested in AA. Rasdhoo during a joint police operation conducted on suspicion of possessing, consuming, selling, and trafficking narcotics and alcohol.
According to police, the operation was carried out on October 17 as a collaborative effort involving Drug Enforcement, Counter Narcotics Intelligence, and the Alif Alif Atoll police command. Officers searched 10 residential houses across Rasdhoo, uncovering illicit drugs along with equipment suspected to be used in brewing alcohol.
The suspects, arrested under court orders, include six local residents from Rasdhoo, two Maldivians from other islands, and one foreign national:
Upon presentation before the court for remand hearings, Ibrahim Dhinaan, Rimaazu Mohamed, Ali Waseem, and Mehedi Hasan were remanded in custody for 10 days. Ahmed Ikleel was remanded for seven days, while Mohamed Ulwaan Rasheed, Ahmed Areef, and Ahmed Mohamed were each given a five-day remand. Leena Moosa was remanded for three days.
The police investigation into the case remains ongoing.
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