Six Bangladeshi nationals arrested at Velana International Airport (VIA) while attempting to take foreign currency worth Rf 3.86 million out of the Maldives in violation of the law have been remanded for 10 days by the Criminal Court.
The cash was seized on the 18th of this month during an operation by the police special task force. It included currency from 18 countries, among them USD 174,161, EUR 56,760 and GBP 1,815. The money was found packed in a cereal box and concealed in luggage being taken out of the country.
The six suspects, who have been charged with money laundering, denied in court that the money belonged to them. They said they had gone to the airport to drop someone off or to see someone off, and that another person had asked them to take charge of the luggage in which the money was found.
Police have asked the public to share information about parties trading foreign currency without a Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) licence, in violation of the law, via the police special number 9388733 (SMS, Viber, WhatsApp or Telegram).
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