Forty foreigners (including 30 Chinese and 4 Indians) arrested in Sri Lanka were involved in a massive online scam

Acting on a tip-off, the Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) successfully dismantled an international scam operation, arresting numerous suspects in a series of raids. The raids were carried out at two locations: a hotel on Hanwella Road in Gampaha and a private facility on Avissawella Road in Hanwella.

The operation led to the arrest of 40 foreigners, including 30 Chinese, 4 Indian and 6 Thai individuals. The arrested group consists of: 29 Chinese men and 1 woman, in addition to 1 Indian man and 3 Indian women, and 2 Thai men and 4 Thai women.

In a major breakthrough, police revealed that the arrested individuals were part of a highly organized financial crime network that exploited social media platforms and phone calls to carry out various scams. Detectives have seized a staggering amount 499 mobile phones, 25 laptops and 29 desktops computers used in the illegal operations.

Authorities discovered that the syndicate was responsible for several types of fraud, including infamous ‘investment scams’ and ‘pig slaughter’. Their criminal activities targeted victims in multiple countries, particularly in China, Indonesia, Thailand and several countriess in the Indian subcontinent.

The CID, in collaboration with INTERPOL and Europolcontinues its investigation against Chinese gangs who had increased their presence in the island country.

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