The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested two individuals attempting to travel to Poland using forged visas.

According to the Police, the arrests were made following investigations into the two persons attempting to travel to Poland via Qatar.

The suspects arrested yesterday are aged 31 and 38 years old and are residents of Demodara and Beligala.

The two men are to be presented before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court today. The CID is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A Sri Lankan who had attempted to travel to Canada using a forged tourist permit, acquired for Rs. 4 million, was arrested at the Katunayake Airport last evening, it was reported.

The man had attempted to travel to Canada via Doha, Qatar, but had been arrested by airport officials after suspicions had arisen over his Canadian visa documents. 

Immigration and Emigration officials at the airport said the man was handed over to the Border Surveillance Unit after which his Canadian visa was found to be forged.

Upon inspecting the suspect’s luggage, the officials were able to retrieve his original Sri Lankan passport.

Investigations have revealed that the 25-year-old suspect from Point Pedro in Jaffna had obtained the passport from an Individual near the 18th milepost on the Katunayake – Colombo main road before arriving at the airport.

The suspect had informed Immigration and Emigration officials that he had obtained the forged Canadian visa through money sent by his uncle in Switzerland.

The suspect has been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department at the Katunayake Airport for further investigations. (NewsWire)

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Two Sri Lankans who had attempted to flee to Italy using forged visa documents were apprehended at the Katunayake Airport on Sunday (Dec 03), it was reported. 

The suspects are a man aged 35 years and a woman aged 25 years, who are residents of Wathupitiwala in Nittambuwa.

They had attempted to travel to Italy via Doha, Qatar last morning, but had been arrested after suspicions arose about the documents handed over to the Qatar Airlines officials for clearance.

The suspects had been handed over to the Immigration and Emigration Department officials after which their visas were found to be forged. 

Interrogation of the suspects revealed that they had paid Rs. 08 million to a broker to obtain the fake visa and that the broker had dropped them off at the airport. 

The suspects have been apprehended and handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department at the Katunayake Airport for further investigations. (NewsWire)

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Two Sri Lankan youths have been arrested for attempting to leave the country using forged visa documents. 

It was reported that the suspects were arrested at the Katunayake Airport by Border Control Unit officers from the Department of Immigration and Emigration.

The suspects have been identified as residents of Kilinochchi and Mulleriyawa, aged 25 and 27 years.

They had attempted to leave for Austria via a Turkish Airlines flight but had been detected at the Katunayake Airport after presenting forged visa documents.

Investigations have revealed that the suspects had obtained the forged visa documents from a broker based in Borella. (NewsWire)

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A youth who had attempted to travel to Italy using a Polish residence visa has been apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake by Immigration and Emigration officials, it was reported.

According to Ada Derana, the suspect had been apprehended after he had attempted to board SriLankan Airlines flight UL- 217 flying to Doha in Qatar at 06.45 pm yesterday (Sep 08).

The arrested suspect has been identified as a 23-year-old resident of Negombo, with investigations revealing he had obtained forged documents by paying a sum of Rs. 4 million to a broker. 

The documents presented at the SriLankan Airlines clearance counter had raised suspicions after which the suspect had been questioned by Immigration and Emigration officials, while technological checks on his documents had confirmed they were forged.

The officials had also found another passport with two fake immigration stamps, a Sri Lankan immigration stamp, and a fake Gulf Airlines flight ticket from the suspect’s hand luggage. 

The suspect has been handed over to officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the airport for further investigations. (NewsWire)

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A Sri Lankan youth with a forged visa has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while attempting to flee to France, it was reported.

According to Lankadeepa, the youth is said to have paid Rs. 3.5 million to a Ugandan woman, and had acquired his forged visa with the intention of flying to France via Dubai.

The suspect who was arrested by officials of the Department of Immigration and Emigration at the Katunayake Airport is a 24-year-old resident of Matara. 

The youth had been employed at a Colombo-based Casino and had travelled to Uganda two months ago to work at a Casino in the country.

A Ugandan woman who he had met during his employment is reported to have assisted in creating forged documents to travel to France. 

The youth is said to have collected the US $ 3000 required for the forged visa by selling land and jewellery belonging to his parents and his motorcycle. (NewsWire)

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