Man arrested for swimming from Goidhoo to Fehendhoo in violation of ban

Maldives Police Service, on Thursday, arrested a man who swam from Goidhoo to Fehendhoo in violation of a ban which prohibits travel between Maldivian islands without a permit.

Goidhoo and Fehendhoo are islands in B. Atoll which share a lagoon between them.

According to the police, the man, identified as a 40-year-old Maldivian, was intercepted by the police from the lagoon, after he swam to Fehendhoo and then back to Goidhoo.

The case is under investigation by the police.