Three additional spas in Male’ shut down in new raids

Three additional spas in Male’ where undocumented migrant workers are employed, have been shut down in new raids.

Maldives Immigration said the spas were shut down during raid carried out by its taskforce targeting undocumented migrant workers. In this regard, Immigration raided 10 such establishments last night.

ސްޕާ/ސެލޫން ފަދަ ތަންތަނުގައި ގަވާއިދާ ހިލާފަށް މަސައްކަތް ކުރަމުންދާ ބިދޭސީންނަށް އަމާޒުކޮށް ޓާސްކްފޯސްއިން ކުރިއަށްގެންދާ އޮޕަރޭޝަންގައި ރޭ ވަނީ މާލޭގައި ހިންގަމުންދިއަ 10 ތަނެއް ބަލައި ފާސްކޮށްފައި. މީގެތެރެއިން 03 ތަނެއް ވަނީ ބަންދު ކޮށްފައި.@PoliceMv @min_mohst… pic.twitter.com/fn9tF2aG9O

— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) December 15, 2025

Notably, undocumented migrant workers engaging in illegal businesses has been a persistent issue in the Maldives. Immigration, last Tuesday night, shut down four massage parlors from which they detained three undocumented migrant workers.

Massage parlors have long been used as a front for prostitution. Such businesses have been shut down in various operations.

Immigration has raided numerous locations as part of ongoing efforts to identify and detain migrants in the Maldives engaged in illegal business activities which have seen the detention of dozens of migrants, including undocumented ones.