Immigration Detains 341 Foreign Nationals for Attempting Entry Into Maldives via Forged Documents

Maldives Immigration has detained 341 foreign nationals attempting to enter with forged work visas and permits in the past eight months. Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Mohamed Shifan revealed that 1,664 were stopped for invalid documentation, including 1,289 on tourist visas. Bangladeshi nationals top the list. Specific cases include four Bangladeshi nationals from Vistara Airlines with forged Greek exit stamps, and a Bangladeshi man named Arif Kamadhari, who smuggled 23 women into prostitution and has been deported. Eight foreigners were arrested, six deported.

Maldives Immigration has detained 341 foreign nationals attempting to enter with forged work visas and permits in the past eight months. Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Mohamed Shifan revealed that 1,664 were stopped for invalid documentation, including 1,289 on tourist visas. Bangladeshi nationals top the list. Specific cases include four Bangladeshi nationals from Vistara Airlines with forged Greek exit stamps, and a Bangladeshi man named Arif Kamadhari, who smuggled 23 women into prostitution and has been deported. Eight foreigners were arrested, six deported.

Maldives Immigration has detained 341 foreign nationals attempting to enter with forged work visas and permits in the past eight months. Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Mohamed Shifan revealed that 1,664 were stopped for invalid documentation, including 1,289 on tourist visas. Bangladeshi nationals top the list. Specific cases include four Bangladeshi nationals from Vistara Airlines with forged Greek exit stamps, and a Bangladeshi man named Arif Kamadhari, who smuggled 23 women into prostitution and has been deported. Eight foreigners were arrested, six deported.

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