Police sweeps arresting innocents, say gang members
23 Mar 2010, 6:30 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police had arrested 25 gangsters in an special operation police conducted to avoid gang violence in Male’ and make the city peaceful.
In a press conference yesterday, police noted that gangsters in Male’ were becoming more coordinated “and there has been a corresponding rise in planned and organised crime.”
Deputy commissioner of police Mohamed Rilwan revealed in a press conference yesterday that gangs had been observed adapting to police tactics and becoming more sophisticated in their approach to crime.
Rilwan said that when police raided gang areas and the houses of gang members during the recent crackdown, they found stashes of weapons and other items. These included knives, masks, mobile phones, toy guns, box cutters, watches and sunglasses.
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