An individual who had paid a sum of Rs. 4.5 million to a broker to obtain a forged Canadian visa was apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on Wednesday (Aug. 23).
According to Daily News, the 32-year-old resident of Piliyandala had attempted to fly to Canada via Dubai, UAE on a SriLankan Airlines flight.
The suspect was arrested by a group of officers of the Immigration and Emigration Border Checking Unit at the departure terminal of the airport.
He was apprehended after airline officials had become suspicious of the Canadian visa he had presented at the SriLankan Airlines counter to carry out the airline clearance.
Technological checks confirmed that the visa had been fraudulently prepared, while the airport liaison officer of the Canadian Embassy in Sri Lanka present at the venue had examined the visa and confirmed that it was fake.
The suspect has been arrested by immigration officials and handed over to the Katunayake Airport Criminal Investigation Department officials. (NewsWire)