Police have said today that their investigations have revealed that prison officers at Maafushi Prison have colluded with prisoners to run major scams and steal large amounts of money.
Police have said today that their investigations have revealed that prison officers at Maafushi Prison have colluded with prisoners to run major scams and steal large amounts of money.
Inspector of Police Adam Naweed of the Police's Anti Scam Department said in a press conference today that they are in possession of evidence that shows the involvement of Maafushi Prison in many major scams.
Police today revealed details of two major scams that were committed recently. One is the theft of MVR 1.9 million from the account of a private business and theft of MVR 500,000 from the account of an organization.
Anti Scam Department's Head Inspector of Police Mariyam Rasheedha revealed that investigations show that prison officers were involved in running both of these scams.
In a recent operation carried out at Maafushi Prison, 13 prison officers were placed under detention. They were arrested for assisting in smuggling contraband such as phones and drugs into the prison.
Police have said that 18 prison officers are suspected of having been involved. MVR 73.6 million was observed to have been deposited to their accounts within the past year.
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