Fifty-nine suspects have been arrested in connection with an internet fraud incident at a luxury apartment complex located in the Wellawatte area of Colombo.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the suspects yesterday (08) evening, and it has been reported that 23 of them are women.
It has been revealed that those arrested are individuals residing in various parts of the country.
The raid was carried out by the Computer Crimes Investigation Unit based on information received from a foreign diplomatic mission located in the country regarding an illegal activity taking place at that location.
The Criminal Investigation Department took into custody 167 computers and 61 mobile phones from the location during the raid.
