Another group of foreign nationals arrested over alleged online scams

October 16, 2024 09:51 am

A group of foreign nationals, who were staying under suspicious circumstances at a hotel in the Chilaw area, has been arrested over suspicions of being involved in online financial scams.

The arrests were carried out based on information received by the Puttalam Divisional Crimes Unit, according to police.

The Police Media Division said that among the arrestees were 04 Malaysian males, 03 Ethiopian males and a female, a Kenyan female and a Chinese man.

The police have also seized 20 computers, 03 routers and 282 mobile phones which were in the possession of the arrested foreign nationals during the raid.

Puttalam Divisional Crimes Unit is conducting further investigations into the incident.

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