Maldives Police Service, on Thursday, arrested a sea plane cabin crew after a large sum of money that went missing from the luggage of a tourist travelling to a resort in Baa Atoll was found in his possession.

According to police, the individual arrested over the matter filed on February 9 is a local male aged 21.

He was taken into custody with a court order and was remanded for a period of five days following his arrest.

Although authorities revealed no further details about the case, police confirmed that the matter is currently under investigation.