COVID-19 Lockdown: Police arrest two in canoe for cross-island travel

Maldives Police Service on Sunday, arrested two individuals for allegedly travelling from Nolhivaranfaru in Haa Dhaalu Atoll to Kulhudhuffushi City, located nearby.

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Aerial view of the airport in HDh.Kulhudhuffushi. PHOTO/IRUSHAD

Ahmed Aiham

2020-04-20 09:51:58

Maldives Police Service on Sunday, arrested two individuals for allegedly travelling from Nolhivaranfaru in Haa Dhaalu Atoll to Kulhudhuffushi City, located nearby.

According to authorities, two persons aged 23 and 30 were arrested after having swum on to the island. The two claimed that their canoe had capsized off the western coast of Kulhudhuffushi near the airport runway.

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