The police on Thursday announced the arrest of ringleaders of one of the biggest drug networks operating in the southern Maldivian city of Addu.
The police did not disclose the identities or even the number of suspects, but said that all arrests were made on Wednesday night.
According to the police, the arrests were made as part of ‘Operation Alimagu’, an ongoing counter-narcotics operation aimed at arresting the top leaders of drug networks operating in the Maldives.
The police said they had been investigating the leaders of the drug network in Addu for drug trafficking and money laundering since March.
The investigation established the drug network has been in operation since 2017.
The police said they have evidence that over MVR 19 million was rolled between the accounts of four senior figures within the network over the last five years.
The police said the operation remains ongoing, and that they will be releasing additional information as the investigation progresses.