Maldives Matters

As the new year approaches, law enforcement authorities in the Maldives are ramping up efforts to combat a potential surge in drug and alcohol-rela…

In a chilling update from a high-profile trial in the Maldives, an Indian professor testified that traces of a potentially lethal drug were found i…

In a significant drug bust, Maldivian authorities have intercepted a Sri Lankan vessel carrying 468 kilograms of illegal narcotics, valued at an es…

In a concerning incident early this morning, a 32-year-old Maldivian man was apprehended after being found inside an electrical transformer near Hi…

A Ghanaian national, Appiah James, has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison after being caught trying to smuggle drugs into the Mald…

Saahil Ali, the primary suspect in the tragic murder of Shiau Mohammed Saeed, has retracted his earlier statements to the police and requested that…

A 32-year-old Bangladeshi man, Shahmin Islam Shagur, faced legal action after being caught with a significant amount of undeclared foreign currency…

The High Court has rejected the appeal filed by former Football Association of Maldives (FAM) President Bassam Adeel Jaleel regarding the seizur…

The Criminal Court has sentenced four individuals to life in prison for drug trafficking, with the State seizing the illicit funds they acquired th…

Maldives Customs intercepted a shipment of cannabis smuggled into the country labeled as vape oil, as announced by the Minister of Homeland Secur…

The Maldives Police Service has today refuted accusations aired by a TV channel concerning the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP for Dhiggaru con…

Jahangir Alam , a Bangladeshi national accused of stealing over MVR 400,00 0 from under a motorcycle seat parked on a Malé City road, has denied t…

The State has requested the Criminal Court to keep certain pieces of evidence confidential in the ongoing case against former President of the Foot…

The Maldives Police have reversed their earlier decision to grant an extension on the deadline for the handover of two Hulhumale' apartments al…

A man who had been serving a 17-year prison sentence for the sexual assault of a minor was acquitted by the High Court yesterday. The case emerged…

The Maldives Police have granted an extension to former Football Association of Maldives (FAM) President Bassam Adeel Jaleel to hand over two apart…

Police have issued a warning to the public following an increase in robberies and scams targeting elderly individuals. They are urging families to …

The High Court has initiated hearings regarding the appeal of a driver remanded in connection with a fatal accident that occurred near Hulhumalé …

Bassam Adeel Jaleel, the former President of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM), has been ordered to hand over two luxury apartments tha…

Maldives Immigration has apprehended six expatriates involved in a large prostitution network operating in the country. The group, consisting…