Commissioner of Police Ali Shujau has announced last night that investigations into a case concerning the financial transactions of a known group in Male' has now been completed, with the case to be forwarded for prosecution soon.
The Commissioner stated this in his speech last night at the ceremony to mark Maldives Police Service's 92nd anniversary, held at the Hulhumale' Synthetic Track.
He said that under this investigation which has taken approximately a year, residences and locations connected to persons in this group have been searched.
CP Shujau said that the investigation concerns the circulation of MVR 64 million, and involves eleven individuals. As per the investigation, a large part of these funds had been obtained through criminal activity, he said.
The Commissioner said that Police are also appealing to the PG Office to seize for the State any property that these individuals may possess.
The case will be sent for prosecution in the near future, he said.
In addition to this, Police have also uncovered a major drug network in Fuvahmulah, Shujau said.
This network, involving 112 individuals has been investigated, with 121 related cases sent for prosecution. Cases against two who obtained undue riches through this network have also been forwarded to the PG Office, he said.
The Commissioner highlighted that in this case, too, Police have appealed to the PG to seize valuable goods and property gained through criminal activity.
This network has circulated MVR 60 million in bank accounts over a period of five years. Under the investigation, bank statements were obtained on 42 persons for review of how the money was circulated, which took up a length of time, Shujau said.
He extended thanks to the officers involved in both investigations. He said that the case provides assurance that Police will investigate undue riches gained through illegal means, even if the perpetrators have since stopped engaging with the networks.
Undue riches gained by such persons will be seized by the State, CP Shujau asserted.
