55 foreigners arrested in Dodanduwa for cybercrime

55 foreign nationals engaged in a large-scale online financial fraud and cyber crime syndicate were arrested at a lodge in the Dodanduwa area today (11).

The Deputy Inspector General's Office of Galle District stated that the raid followed information received by Army Intelligence and involved the Special Task Force.

The group includes 35 Indian nationals and 20 Nepalese nationals.

Police seized a stock of technical equipment during the raid, including 22 laptops and 152 mobile phones used for cyber crimes.

Initial investigations revealed that these foreigners arrived at the lodge a few days ago. Police noted that they operated this secret racket after obtaining the premises on a monthly rental basis exceeding Rs. 500,000.

Information surfaced that the mastermind behind this large-scale syndicate currently hides in another area, and a special operation remains underway to arrest him.

The suspects and the seized equipment are scheduled for handover to the Police Cyber Crime Investigation Division this evening for further inquiries.