Sri Lanka Police have urged the public to immediately notify the nearest police station if groups of Chinese, Vietnamese, or Myanmar nationals are found residing suspiciously in apartments, houses or hotels.
The alert comes amid a series of raids in recent days that uncovered large numbers of foreign nationals allegedly engaged in cybercrimes across Colombo and its suburbs.
On May 7, acting on information from a private informant, the Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit arrested 30 foreign nationals from a rented house in the Boralesgamuwa Police Division.
Police seized equipment used for computer crimes, including five computers, 26 mobile phones, and five Wi‑Fi routers. Among those arrested were 21 Chinese nationals, including three women, and nine Vietnamese nationals.
Investigations revealed links to the group of 150 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals arrested earlier on April 2 by the Criminal Investigation Department.
Just a day earlier, on May 6, the Colpetty Police arrested 74 foreign nationals suspected of committing cybercrimes while violating visa conditions.
On May 2, officers from the Walana Central Anti‑Corruption Strike Unit, together with Thalangama Police, arrested 36 foreign men and one woman in Thalangama for offences under the Computer Crimes Act. The suspects were Chinese nationals aged between 23 and 44 years.
That same day, Welikada Police raided a housing complex on Rajagiriya Welikada Road, arresting 120 foreign nationals from Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, Maldives, Romania, and Thailand, who were allegedly engaged in computer crimes.
Information leading to these raids was provided by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Nugegoda, and the Director of the Environmental Protection Division.
Police stations have been producing the suspects before the court, while the Criminal Investigation Department and its Computer Crimes Investigation Division continue further investigations. (Newswire)
