Police have arrested four individuals for prostitution after they raided a guest house in Male'.

Police confirmed that they raided a guest house named 'Rolhi Guest House' after they suspected that the guest house was a spot for prostitution.

They said that the arrested individuals include 1 local man aged 43, and three foreigners who were identified as two women and 1 man.

Police added that the local man and one of the women were caught while having sex.

Police are further investigating the case.

Prostitution has grown common in the Maldives and places that allow crime have multiplied in recent times. The public has criticized Home Minster Imran Abdullah and the Police for their inability to stop these places from cropping up.