Committee meeting closed in cigarette smuggling case

3 weeks ago

The press was barred from a meeting of the Parliament’s Security Services Committee (241 Committee) on Wednesday, in which Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihusan was summoned for questioning in a recent cigarette smuggling case. On October 25, authorities raided the K. Thilafushi boatyard of The Hawks - one of the country’s top importers and distributors of fuel. According to Maldives Customs,