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Sri Lanka arrests 152 in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam

Sri Lanka arrests 152 in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam

Asia - South China Morning Post

April 3, 2026

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Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, on Friday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the island’s northwest, officials said. The raid took place in the coastal town of Chilaw, 80km (50 miles) north of Colombo, following a tip-off, said police spokesman Frederick Wootler. “Those involved in scamming will be dealt with under our criminal law, while others could be deported,” Wootler said. Local police sources said two Chinese men who tried to...