Police Arrest Suspect for Impersonating Immigration Officers and Robbing Expats
The police have arrested one individual linked to an incident in which three people impersonated Immigration officers to conduct a fake raid on accommodation for expatriate workers, resulting in theft.
އިމިގްރޭޝަން އޮފިސަރުން ކަމަށް ބުނެ ބަޔަކު އޮޅުވާލައިގެން ބިދޭސީން އުޅެމުންދާ ތަންތަން ބަލައި ފާސްކުރަމުންދާ މައްސަލައާ ގުޅޭ.
Regarding reports of individuals posing as immigration officers to search expat residences. pic.twitter.com/fWa0SuXjEs— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) September 17, 2024advertisement
The incident, which took place at a residence for expatriate workers, was reported to the police on Monday. A police spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that Mohamed Naveen, 44, from G. Beruge, K. Male’, has been apprehended under a court warrant.
According to the police, the three suspects gained entry to the accommodation by pretending to be Immigration officers and subsequently stole a mobile phone and MVR 9,000 from a Bangladeshi worker residing there.
The case remains under investigation, the spokesperson added. This development occurs amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal migration by the Maldives Immigration Service.
