Six arrested in raid on safari boat
The six were arrested on a boat called Keif near Alif Alif Atoll Mathiveri Island. Cans of beer and liquor bottles were discovered on the boat.
11 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Five Maldivians and a foreigner were arrested from a safari boat on Saturday in an alcohol raid.
The six were arrested on a boat called Keif near Alif Alif Atoll Mathiveri Island. Cans of beer and liquor bottles were discovered on the boat.
The police said the raid was conducted on an intelligence tip-off.
Drinking alcohol is an offence for Maldivians, punishable by up to three months in jail and 40 lashes in public.
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