Authorities in the Maldives have arrested an Indian man who visits the Maldives frequently for money laundering allegations.
Officials named the person Abdul Raqoob Nisthaaru Haleem Rahman.
The suspect has now been remanded in police custody for five days. The court documents of his hearing revealed that he was arrested with a large amount of US dollars in cash.
It further said that the suspect was unable to give a sufficient reason why he would have that much cash on him and that it was suspicious that he would always leave the country the next day he arrived.
During the trial, his defense lawyers said the money seized from him was genuine and the police had not produced any evidence related to the money laundering charges against him.
The lawyers have asked the police to release him on strict conditions, noting that he has not been arrested.
