Sri Lanka Police have arrested 74 foreign nationals suspected of violating visa regulations and engaging in financial fraud during a raid in Colpetty on Wednesday (06).
According to the Police, the operation, carried out by officers of the Sri Lanka Police together with the Colpetty Police Station, targeted a housing complex in Uttarananda Mawatha within the Colpetty Police Division.
The Police said the suspects included 41 men and 33 women, all Vietnamese nationals aged between 19 and 39 years.
They were taken into custody on suspicion of overstaying visas and involvement in fraudulent financial activities.
The Colpetty Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire/ AI image)