At least 10 foreign nationals, including two women, have been arrested by police at a hotel in Chilaw last night (Oct. 15) over alleged involvement in an online financial fraud.
The arrests were made by the Puttalam Division Crimes Investigation Bureau upon receiving a tip-off that a group of foreign nationals was staying at a hotel located on Iranawila Road in Chilaw.
The suspects arrested include four Malaysian nationals, four Ethiopian nationals including a woman, a Kenyan woman, and a Chinese national.
Police have also seized 20 computers, 282 mobile phones and three routers from the suspects’ possession.
