Trio arrested with over 800 bottles of alcohol remanded in police custody

The Criminal Court has ordered the detention of three Bangladeshi nationals arrested in a crackdown on a ring involved in large-scale liquor trade in Male’ City.

The three were apprehended in a joint operation by Drug Enforcement and Counter-Narcotics Intelligence began on Sunday night and continued through Monday morning.

According to police, the operation targeted a large-scale alcohol distribution network in Male’. The police raided Maadhooge, located in the Henveiru district, and seized 824 bottles of alcohol.

The three arrested in the case were identified as:

• MD Rakib Hossein, 25
• Polin, 43
• Al Ameen, 34

Polin and Al Amin were arrested on Sunday, and MD Rakib Hossein on Monday. The Criminal Court has ordered for all three to be remanded in police custody; MD Rakib Hossein for 15 days, and Polin and Al Ameen for five days.

The case is under investigation by the police.