In Ja-Ela, officers raided a private firm in the Kandana area and arrested its owner for defrauding two individuals of Rs. 3.6 million by promising truck driving jobs in Romania. Employment contracts and laptops were seized during the operation. A woman who assisted in the racket was arrested two days earlier (18 Feb), with the complainants’ passports found in her possession. Both suspects were remanded by the Welisara Magistrate's Court.
Separately, an establishment in Negombo was raided on 17 Feb after its owner was accused of defrauding an individual of Rs. 5.5 million by promising nursing jobs in Canada via social media. The suspect pleaded guilty in Negombo Magistrate's Court and was released on bail after agreeing to pay Rs. 2.5 million.
The SIU emphasized that these operations are part of ongoing efforts to curb fraudulent foreign employment schemes in the country.
