The Maldives Police Service’s Anti-Scam Centre has joined 12 other international jurisdictions to launch "Operation Frontier+ III," a large-scale coordinated effort targeting organised transnational scam networks.

Running from 10 March to 7 May, this third iteration of the global initiative aims to disrupt cross-border financial crimes through real-time intelligence sharing and synchronised enforcement. The Frontier+ Alliance comprises law enforcement agencies from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa, Macao, Malaysia, the Maldives, Dubai, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.

The operation focuses on a wide spectrum of fraudulent activities, specifically targeting investment, romance, e-commerce, job, loan, and phishing scams, as well as those involving the impersonation of government institutions

Following the conclusion of enforcement actions in May, the alliance will undergo a comprehensive review of its impact. A high-profile international press conference is scheduled to take place in the Maldives on 20 May, where officials will disclose the total number of arrests made and the volume of illicit funds frozen across all participating nations.

This year’s operation builds on the successes of the previous cycle, during which the Maldives Police Anti-Scam Centre received international recognition for its efficacy in recovering assets lost to fraudulent schemes.

By strengthening these multilateral ties, the Maldives Police Service stated that it intends to enhance its capacity to track and recover funds diverted through increasingly complex international scam architectures.

The final results of the 2026 operation will be formally announced on 13 May, ahead of the Maldives briefing.