News Desk
In a country already struggling to contain a pervasive narcotics crisis, a late-night disturbance in Hulhumalé Phase 2 has added fresh fuel to public anger over illicit drug use and the conduct of foreign workers.
Police arrested two Bangladeshi men late Monday after receiving reports that the pair, visibly intoxicated and scantily clad, were causing a disturbance and damaging property at an MPL residential tower.
According to the Maldives Police Service, the men were shouting, behaving erratically, and broke a glass door at the tower complex. Both suspects remain in custody while authorities investigate the incident.
The arrests come amid growing public fatigue over drug-related crimes in the country, where domestic addiction rates have long strained social structures. For many residents, the involvement of migrant workers in such public incidents represents a troubling escalation of an already persistent societal menace.
