From Kochchikade to ‘Kochchi-Con’: Man Runs One-Stop Fake Shop

July 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM

A major arrest was made in the Daluwakotuwa area of Kochchikade on July 26, 2025, when officers from the Organized Crimes Division of the Police Special Task Force apprehended a 60-year-old suspect in possession of a large cache of forged documents and valuables.

According to police, the suspect had in his possession:

* Fake local and foreign passports

* Forged driver’s licenses and national identity cards

* Counterfeit foreign visas

* Equipment used to produce fake documents

* Gold jewelry weighing 1.5 kg

* Cash amounting to Rs. 26.5 million

The suspect, a resident of Daluwakotuwa, Kochchikade, has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiries.

Investigations are ongoing. (Newswire)