4 expats arrested in massage parlour raids in Male’
According to Immigration, the arrests were made as part of an operation to identify and investigate illegal foreign businesses operating in the capital.
Four foreign nationals were arrested in Male’ during a raid on four massage parlours, Immigration said on Wednesday.
According to Immigration, the arrests were made as part of an operation to identify and investigate illegal foreign businesses operating in the capital. Officers searched four massage parlours, and the Ministry of Economic Development issued notices ordering the businesses to cease operations.
Authorities have previously stated that some massage parlours in the city bring individuals into the Maldives on tourist visas and use them for prostitution.
The Ministry of Homeland Security has reported that 111 massage parlours are currently operating in Male’. The minister has earlier said that foreign nationals arrested in such operations would be deported.
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