3 foreigners arrested with 23 bottles of liquor inside MTCC bus

Google translation:

Three Indian nationals, aged 30, 34, and 38, were arrested after being found in possession of a significant quantity of liquor inside a bus operated by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC).

Acting on a tip-off, authorities seized a total of 23 bottles of liquor from them.

The 30-year-old had 16 500ml bottles, the 38-year-old had two bottles, and the 35-year-old had five 500ml bottles in their possession.

They were subsequently taken to the Criminal Court on May 19, 2003, where two were remanded in custody for 15 days, and one for five days, according to a Maldivian native Dhivehi language report by local media outlet The Press dated 20 May 2023.