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The Maldives Police Service (Dhivehi: ދިވެހި ފުލުހުންގެ ޚިދުމަތް, romanized: dhivehi fuluhunge khidhumaiy) is the civilian national police force of the Republic of Maldives. It is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout Maldives.
Maldives Customs Service. Maldives Customs Service is a law enforcement organization established under the Maldives Customs Act (No: 8/2011). Though the Act came into force in 2011, history of Customs can be traced back to 1890, marking it as the oldest organization in the Maldives.
Maldives Police Service was first introduced to Maldives under a law established on 29 March 1993 under president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The military was incharge to keep law and order before the establishment of the police department. The first police was introduced almost 70 years ago by Muhammad Shamsuddeen III.
The Maldives requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. Maldivian license plates always had white font on a black base. Until 1984, they showed a number with up to four digits. [1] In 1984 an additional graphic was placed behind the number and in 1998 letters were added to the numbers. [2]
Mohamed Hameed is a Maldivian police officer who served as the Commissioner of Maldives Police Service (MPS). He was reinstated to Maldives Police Service and appointed as the commissioner by president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 26 March 2019. [1] [2] He served as Commissioner of Police from 26 March 2019 up to his retirement on 15 November 2023. [3]
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Dhivehi: ދަތުރުފަތުރާއި މަދަނީ އުދުހުންތަކާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is a Maldivian government ministry that regulates all land, sea, and air transportations in the Maldives. [2] The ministry was established on 17 November 2018 during the presidency of Ibrahim Mohamed ...
The Administrative Divisions of the Maldives refers to the various units of government that provide local government services in the Maldives.According to the Decentralization Act 2010, the administrative divisions of the Maldives would consist of atolls, islands, and cities; each administered by their own local council, under the basic terms of home rule.
Abuse of illegally produced heroin is a visible problem in the Maldives as well as other South Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. [5] The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) believes that drug trafficking in the Maldives is a side effect of the nation's increased exposure to the outside world. [ 8 ]