Court remands three Bangladeshis after 826 bottles of alcohol seized in Malé

A court has ordered that three Bangladeshi nationals arrested after a special operation in Malé be kept in detention, police said. The operation targeted an illegal alcohol distribution network and led to the arrest of three individuals after police searched a residence in Henveiru, according to police. A total of 826 bottles of alcohol were seized in the operation. Police identified the arrested men as Al Ameen, 34; Polin, 43; and M.D. Rakib Hossain, 25. When they were presented to court to decide their detention, the court ordered that Al Ameen and Polin be remanded in custody for five days, while M.D. Rakib Hossain was remanded for 15 days. The operation was conducted by the Maldives Police Service’s Counter Narcotics Intelligence and Drug Enforcement. Police said they are investigating the case.