Police have said tonight that in response to a social media video being brought to their attention, showing people carrying guns in a red car, police conducted an operation and seized the weapons, through which they discovered that they were toy guns. 

Hulhumale' Phase 1 Police Station responded to reports of the video circulating on social media showing persons carrying guns while in a red car. 

Through their investigation, Police found that the video had been taken last Wednesday. 

Police officers patrolling Hulhumale' Phase 1 found the car in the video at the Ruh'gandu 2 area. They stopped the car and questioned the driver, through which they found that the car is a rental vehicle. Police then identified the person who had rented the car at the time in question and summoned them to the police station. 

Through further investigation, Police confirmed that the guns seen in the video are toy guns. The suspect questioned in relation to the case informed police that the persons in the video had used the toy guns only to create video content for social media. 

Police said that the toy guns have now been seized, and police are continuing investigations into the incident.