04 passport fraudsters arrested

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Thalangama police have arrested 4 people who are said to be brokers who were involved in deceiving people and obtaining fake documents by claiming that they can help people coming to get foreign passports from the Immigration Department’s foreign passport office in Battaramulla.

Four residents of Malambe, Wattala and Colombo 11 have been arrested.

It is said that they were arrested on February 1st under the charges of forging documents, extorting money from people and possessing foreign passports.

Talangama Police stated that operations will be continued to arrest brokers hanging around the Immigration Department.

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