Police have arrested 40 foreigners staying in Sri Lanka who were involved in online financial scams yesterday morning (06).
Police Media Division said that the arrested group of foreigners include 30 Chinese, 4 Indian and 6 Thai nationals.
The arrests have been carried out in a hotel in Gampaha and a private institution in Hanwella, according to police.
Further investigations have uncovered that the suspects were involved in multiple scam methods, including “investment scams” and “pig butchering scams,” targeting victims in countries such as China, Indonesia, Thailand, and several South Asian nations.
The CID is conducting further investigations with assistance from INTERPOL and Europol.
