Police special operation nets 22 gang suspects
21 Mar 2010, 5:52 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
In a highly-publicised special operation intended to reduce gang crime in the capital Male’, police arrested 22 men suspected of being key players in gang violence.
Police sub inspector Ahmed Shiyam said the men were arrested in different areas of Male’ are were notable “gangsters” involved in gang violence.
Shiyam also said police had collected chairs, sofas and weapons from places where gangs lived, to stop gang members congregating, storing them in the police tow yard.
He said the special operation to protect Male’ from gang violence would not to be stopped until the city became a peaceful place.
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