Three Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested in Maldives Over Illegal Foreign Currency Trading

Three Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in the Maldives on suspicion of illegally buying and selling foreign currency at high rates, police said. In a post on X, the Maldives Police Service said the three were arrested following information received through a hotline set up to share information about parties involved in illegal foreign currency transactions. The three arrested yesterday were identified as Aamir Sain, MD Mizanur Rahman and Siraz Khan. Police said the investigation into the case is still ongoing and that action against them will be decided based on further information and findings from the investigation. Police also asked the public to share information about parties conducting foreign currency trading without a licence and in violation of the law with the task force set up to investigate such cases. They asked anyone wishing to submit such cases to message the task force's operations number, 9388733.