Nine Sri Lankans have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport with forged Canadian visas, becoming the largest group to be nabbed at the airport over fake visa documents. 

Immigration officials at the Katunayake Airport had nabbed the suspects on Monday (24 Mar) evening after one suspect was questioned over suspicion about his travel documents.

The passenger’s Canadian work visa was found to be forged after being subjected to technological checks, while his passport was found to be genuine.

Further interrogation of the suspect led to the arrest of eight more passengers with similar fake visas, who had been waiting at the departure lounge to leave for Dubai. 

Inquiries had revealed that the suspects, aged between 30 and 40 years, had spent Rs. 4.5 million each to obtain the forged Canadian visa. 

The suspects revealed a man who had acted as their coordinator had checked them into a hotel in Negombo a day prior to their departure, and had also dropped them off at the airport.

The coordinator, who is said to have charged millions for the forged visas, was arrested from the Negombo Hotel following a raid conducted by officials from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). 

Investigations have revealed that the mastermind was a permanent resident in Canada, who had acted through the local agent.

The arrested suspects have been handed over to the CID for further investigations. (Newswire)

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An individual who had attempted to flee to Canada via Dubai using a forged Canadian visa has been apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, it was reported. 

The suspect has been identified as a 37-year-old resident of Batticaloa. 

Airport authorities had investigated the suspect after suspicions arose concerning the Canadian visa provided among other documents for clearance.

Technological checks conducted on the documents had proven that the visa had been forged.

Interrogations of the suspect had revealed that he had paid Rs. 3 million to a broker to obtain the forged visa. (NewsWire)

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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)

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