Dhigali, Aattey plead not guilty in cigarette heist

9 hours ago

Businessmen Ahmed Arif (Aattey), owner of Lotus, and Mohamed “Dhigali” Waheed, CEO of Apollo Holdings, have pleaded not guilty to the charges raised against them over the theft of more than 13.6 million cigarettes seized by Maldives Customs. The Prosecutor General’s Office has charged 10 individuals in connection with the high‑profile heist, in which two 40‑foot containers of smuggled cigarettes, valued