Kollupitiya Police have arrested 10 foreign women from three different countries during a raid on a premises allegedly operating as a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage centre.

The raid was conducted along Galle Road in Kollupitiya following information received by the Officer-in-Charge of the Kollupitiya Police Station.

Police also recovered a quantity of duty-free cigarettes from one of the arrested women. Further investigations into the operation are currently underway.