Three individuals have been arrested in connection to the hijacking of a fishing boat.

‘Faskuri’ was invaded by a group of armed men while crewmen were fishing off Vadinolhu Sea of Laamu atoll.

Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that the arrests were made on Monday night and that they arrested are two 25-year-olds and a 22-year-old, all Maldivian men.

Police earlier revealed that the invasion was reported at around 11:55pm on Sunday where a group of men on a speedboat, invaded the boat.

Further, police revealed that their findings indicate that the boat was raided, however, no one was harmed in the invasion.

Officers confiscated the sharp-edged weapons the assailants are believed to have carried, onboard the vessel.

The case is currently under further investigations, and police have revealed that findings thus far reveal that the incident was caused due to a dispute in business. As such, those who had hijacked the boat had refused to follow through with an agreement made.

Initially, police had sought names from all 30 onboard the vessel when it docked at Gan island of Laamu atoll, however, they were released. 22 crewmen were onboard the vessel.