Wednesday, February 10, 2010

POLICE REMANDS SUSPECTED STOLEN GOODS ALONG WITH FREE ROAMING PRISONER

Maldives Police in a crackdown collected suspected stolen goods including weapons may have used for violence along with a free roaming jailed criminal. In a rare showdown police displayed the remanded weapons and goods to reporters today.

Police confirmed the displayed goods were collected on February 5 after police raided to a house in Henveiru ward on a tip by locals. The equipments were found in Masodige.

Police cracking down on illegal drug abusers and trouble makers conducted a special operation on 5th of February said that the equipments they recovered from the house include number of knives, sharpened iron bars, swords or daggers and sleepers used in fighting here in the country.

Some of the materials recovered from the scene include spare parts of motor bikes and tools used to dismantle things, police say were kept hidden inside a room in the house.

Six people were arrested in connection to the case and one of the suspects arrested include a verdict sentenced for a jail term and a man sentenced for house arrest.

Law enforcers finding difficult to bring criminals to justice as some people among us protecting criminals and helping criminals escape appeals the public to help stop the havoc in the island and the country. Police requires public support and cooperation to bring down the criminals and prevail justice in the country.


SOURCE:HAAMADAILY