Twenty (20) more Chinese nationals have been apprehended on suspicion of the alleged involvement in online financial scams.
According to the Police, the suspects had been arrested from a hotel in Panadura by officials from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
The Police have also confiscated five laptops, 437 mobile phones, 332 USB cables, 17 routers, and other equipment from the suspects’ possession.
Police investigations are underway to ascertain if the group is linked to the previously arrested foreign nationals related to online financial fraud in Sri Lanka.
On Sunday, forty (40) foreign nationals, including 30 Chinese nationals, 04 Indian nationals and 06 Thai nationals, were arrested from two locations in Hanwella.
The Police said the group had been apprehended for allegedly committing financial fraud using Social Media and telephones.
Thereafter, on Monday this week, a further nineteen (19) Chinese nationals were arrested in Nawala.
Officials from the CID had arrested them for their alleged involvement in online scams. (Newswire)