Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from HA. Baarah after he posted calls on social media to set fire to buildings and vehicles and loot shops. Ali Juman of Kuhlhavahge was taken into custody on Thursday under a court order. Officers say his p…
Police have taken a 29-year-old man into custody following a fire that broke out at a warehouse on Hiyaa Roadhi in the Galolhu area, raising suspicions of arson. The incident, which occurred near the Galolhu mortuary last Wednesday, is currentl…
The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has formally charged Hussain Sunny Umar of G. Maavashi with multiple counts of sexual abuse against a child, spanning several years. The allegations, filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence…
The High Court has ruled that hearings in a landmark case seeking to officially designate Addu’s “Scoop” group as a gang will be conducted behind closed doors. The case was filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office, which is asking the court to cl…
The government has appealed a Criminal Court ruling that cleared Amin Construction of charges linked to a major financial scandal involving former Football Association of Maldives president Bassam Adeel Jaleel. In a statement released this week, …
Two Maldivian nationals have been taken into police custody after allegedly attempting to collect luggage belonging to a Malaysian woman arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking at Velana International Airport. The arrests come as part of an ong…
A 38 year old Malaysian national has been arrested at Velana International Airport on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the Maldives, police have confirmed. The suspect, identified as Ranjini Jeevananthan, was taken into custo…
Mohamed Ageel, the former head of the Finance Department at the Football Association of Maldives (FAM), has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, in connection with the long-running FAM corruption scandal. Authorities say Ageel was taken into custo…
The Criminal Court has decided to move ahead with the murder trial of Mary Grace, a Filipino nurse who worked at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), without hearing testimony from most of the defense witnesses proposed by her husband, Marvin V…
Sri Lankan authorities have seized a fishing vessel carrying a significant quantity of narcotics, which has reportedly been traced back to Maldivian waters, according to local media reports. The vessel, named Seedevi , was intercepted by the Sri La…
The Maldives Police Service has revealed that over MVR 1.3 million was lost to various scams across the country in October alone, underscoring a continued rise in cyber and online fraud. Growing Threat of Online Scams According to official stati…
A schoolteacher from the southern Maldives has been taken into police custody over allegations of showing pornographic material and sexually abusing several male students. According to the Maldives Police Service, the case was reported to authori…
Former Football Association of Maldives (FAM) President Bassam Adeel Jaleel has been handed an additional five-year prison sentence after being found guilty of money laundering . The conviction follows his earlier sentence for embezzling USD 10,…
In a brazen early-morning robbery at Velana International Airport, two masked assailants stole a cash-filled suitcase from Bank of Maldives (BML) employees The suitcase reportedly contained close to USD 130,000. Sources close to the investigatio…
Maldives Customs has destroyed more than three million cigarettes that were seized after being illegally brought into the country, officials confirmed. The destruction involved 199 cases of cigarettes, totaling 3.1 million sticks , which had been…
The Maldives Police Service has announced plans to develop a new application designed to combat phone and online scams by logging scammers’ phone numbers, bank accounts, and phishing links. Speaking on PSM’s Raajje Miadhu program last Friday, In…
The High Court has dismissed the appeal in the high-profile 72kg drug smuggling case involving Irfan Thagiyyu after the Prosecutor General’s office failed to pay the required registration fee. The appeal was originally filed against a Criminal Co…
Authorities have arrested four individuals, including two well-known businessmen and senior customs officials, in connection with the disappearance of 13.6 million cigarettes seized by Maldives Customs Service in April 2024 and stored at MPL Hulhu…
Authorities have yet to make any arrests in connection with the mysterious disappearance of more than 13.6 million cigarettes that were under customs custody at the Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) Hulhumalé port. The cigarettes, originally smuggled …