The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Kochchikade Police have succeeded in arresting 205 foreigners who came to Sri Lanka on tourist visas and were involved in various illegal activities including online scams. Most of them are Indians and their number is 136, according to the CID. These Indian nationals were arrested near Kochchikade and Battaramulla. Investigations have also revealed that they have been engaged in online gambling related to the T20 Cricket World Cup series.
On June 28, a group of Chinese nationals who arrived on tourist visas and stayed in a hotel in Negombo were arrested for engaging in a crypto-currency racket.
Thirty Chinese nationals including three women were arrested during the raid conducted by the CID.
Upali Karunaratne, Berty Weerasinghe and Kochchikade Mihindkula
