Police recover MVR6million stolen from Western Union
A group of masked men carrying knives had tied up security guards at the Western Union branch in Malé on Sunday in the biggest burglary reported in recent years
03 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
In the biggest recovery of its kind, the police found nearly MVR6million (US$389,000) stolen by masked men from a cash transfer centre.
The burglary took place at 12.45am on Sunday after a group of men carrying knives barged into the Western Union branch in Malé. According to the police, they threatened four expatriate workers, tied them up and fled with an undisclosed amount.
Those held at knifepoint are believed to be security guards employed by the firm, located at the city’s main thoroughfare Majeedhee Magu.
On Monday night, police in a Twitter post said they had recovered some MVR1,125,590 and US$321,603 of the stolen amount.
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