Five persons including a Police OIC arrested over ATM scam

Five persons including an Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Police and two foreigners have been arrested in connection with an ATM fraud of over Rs. 10 million.

Among the arrestees are two Bulgarian nationals, one of whom is of Canadian citizenship, and the OIC of Meegahathenna Police Control Division.

The two foreign nationals were seized at a luxury apartment in Colombo and the Police OIC, in Amugoda, Pitigala.

The Computer Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is conducting further investigations into the case.

MIAP

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