Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

13 Foreigners arrested without visas

August 27, 2020

The Special Task Force (STF) has arrested 13 foreigners for violating immigration rules and illegally staying in a lodge yesterday evening (26) at Seram Road, Mount Lavinia.  

The raid was carried out on a tip-off received to the STF Pugoda Camp.

The Police said the suspects aged between 20 to 44-years are Thai and Chinese nationals. They included nine women and four men.

One suspect had 10,300 illegally imported cigarettes in his possession.

They will be produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Courts today (27).

The Mount Lavinia Police are conducting further investigations.