Police find forged dollars and alcohol bottles during salon raid
23 Aug 2012, 5:43 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police raided the premises of the ‘Natural Beauty Harbor Salon’ in Male’ Tuesday evening (August 21) with officers discovering alcohol, forged US Dollars and materials used for sexual activities.
Police said Tuesday’s raid was part of a special operation launched jointly by the Drug Enforcement Department (DED) and Police Intelligence after authorities received reports that illegal drugs were being stored at the salon.
According to police, a search of the premises was conducted at 10:07pm, after officers obtained a search warrant from a local court.
Police said they discovered materials used for sexual activities, as well as controlled drugs, US$2000 in forged currency, a large amount of money suspected to have been gained through prostitution, five bottles of unspecified alcohol, and a further three empty bottles.
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