Police investigating officer accused of involvement in car scam

Maldives Police Service has launched an investigation into a report that an officer scammed several people by extorting money from them under the guise of importing cars from abroad and subsequently ghosting them.

A post viral on social media accuses a police officer of extorting money from individuals on the false promise of importing cars for them. According to the post, the officer had collected advance people from several people and ghosted them.

Police, on Monday night, said its Professional Standards Command has launched an investigation against the officer.

Notably, the Police recently launched an investigation into Megatron Motors Maldives Wave International for allegedly scamming customers by extorting money from them under the false promise of motor vehicle importation.