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.
— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) September 17, 2024
Regarding reports of individuals posing as immigration officers to search expat residences. pic.twitter.com/fWa0SuXjEs
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.