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Suspected human smugglers arrested

by Norman Palihawadane
The Navy, together with the Negombo Police, nabbed two individuals suspected to have collected money from people promising to smuggle them to Australia, illegally. The operation was carried out in Negombo on Jan 4 with the assistance of the Negombo Police, based on information received by the Naval Intelligence.
The raiding party intercepted the car in which the suspects were travelling. The suspects are said to have collected over Rs. 5 million from 20 people promising overseas jobs in Australia.
The suspects, aged 30 and 41, are residents of Chilaw and Kilinochchi. They, along with the vehicle, were handed over to the Negombo Police for onward legal proceedings.The Negombo Police are conducting further investigations.