JUST IN: Person attempting to smuggle goods into Maafushi Prison found dead

Maafushi Prison. | Photo: Sun

Maafushi, Maldives – A person believed to be attempting to smuggle goods into Maafushi Prison has been found dead.

It has been reported that the individual was trying to get onto the island from the lagoon, in what is believed to have been an attempt to swim ashore and into the jail with the the goods. However, the person is said to have jumped back to the sea when spotted by the guards, and was later found dead under the sea by search parties.

So far no official comments have been made by any authorities regarding the incident.

Stay tuned for more details..