Eight (08) persons have been arrested following raids conducted on two separate brothels in the Mount Lavinia and Colpetty areas yesterday (02).
The Police stated that a man and four women were arrested in the raid conducted on the brothel in Mount Lavinia which was operated under the guise of a massage parlour.
The suspects aged between 20 and 32 are residents of Welimada, Galle, Thanamalvila, Wattala and Passara. The suspects will be produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today.
Meanwhile, three suspects, including the manager of the brothel operated under the guise of a massage parlour were arrested during the raid conducted in Colpetty.
The suspects are aged 26 and 30 years and are residents of Payagala, Wennappuwa, and Morawaka. The suspects will be produced before the Fort Magistrates Court today. (NewsWire)