Police seize large quantity of alcohol buried in uninhabited island

Police have seized a large quantity of alcohol buried at Gaaerifaru, an uninhabited island in Lhaviyani Atoll.

Police said the alcohol was seized during an operation conducted based on a tip received to Lh. Hinnavaru Police Station, informing of the same.

The operation was conducted on Sunday.

A total of 91 beer cans and 50 alcohol bottles were discovered during a search of the suspected burial site.

No arrests have been made in connection to the case which is under further investigation by Hinnavaru Police Station.

Uninhabited islands are often leveraged by criminals to conceal drugs or alcohol. Ten people have been arrested previously while en route to an uninhabited island with a large quantity of alcohol. 82 kilos of drugs were seized after they were recovered from burial sites at GDh. Hoadedhdhoo and a neighboring uninhabited island in November 2022.