Three arrested from local restaurant with stash of alcohol

Maldives Police Service (MPS) has arrested three individuals accused of illegally using and trafficking alcohol in capital city Malé.

Police revealed that a team of officers had arrived at a local restaurant in the capital at around 08:50am on Sunday after a tip-off that the individuals were using alcoholic beverages.

Officers found a large stash of bottles of suspected alcohol upon searching three bags the three men were carrying.

Arrested were a 34-year-old Maldivian, a 50-year-old Maldivian and a 38-year-old Sri Lankan national.

Police have since launched further investigations into the case.