Two arrested for possession of alcohol

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Male’, Maldives – Two men have been arrested for possession of alcohol, during an operation carried out by Drug Enforcement Unit and the Drug Intelligence Unit of Maldives Police Service.

The operation, which Was carried out on the 30th of August saw two Maldivian men aged 27 and 28 being arrested for possession of alcohol, including beer cans, upon stopping and searching a car on the roads of Male’.

Police revealed that 96 cans of beer along with 12 bottles of alcohol were seized in the car, which was stopped and searched in the Henveiru district of Male’.

Both men are reported to have been released on bail. However, the matter is still being investigated.