Police Send Drug Case Against Three Film Stars to PG Office

Police have sent a case against three film stars, arrested with drugs in a room in Vilimale', to the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), requesting that charges be brought against them. The suspects are Ahmed Azmeel, Ismail Jumaih and Mohamed Vishal (Rohman), all well-known in the Maldivian film industry, along with Azmeel's brother Shahil Mohamed. Police said the four were arrested on the 8th of this month during an operation by Police Drug Enforcement. Officers forced open the door of the room, and the drugs were found openly on the table. Police said today that the case has been forwarded to the PG Office. Investigation has been completed for all but one of the four, and those individuals have been released; police said the remaining suspect will also be released today. If the court orders further detention during the court stage, police said they will act accordingly. The four were produced in court on the 9th of this month for a decision on their remand. Police told the court that the provisional weight of the drugs seized from the room reaches the trafficking threshold. They are accused of using, possessing and trafficking drugs. The court ordered 15 days' remand for all four. Police noted that, apart from Jumaih, the other three suspects have previous criminal records and have previously been arrested and jailed in various cases.