A Sri Lankan couple wanted for large-scale financial fraud across the nation have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport upon their return to the country.
The couple, against whom an INTERPOL red notice had been issued, and their 14-year-old daughter were arrested by Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials at the airport.
The suspects are a 49-year-old man from Colombo 05 and his 43-year-old wife, who had fled to India via boat along with their daughter in 2021.
The couple was wanted for several financial frauds, with eight travel bans being imposed against them by the Colombo, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa Courts.
The man, who had arrived with his daughter from India in the afternoon had been arrested by CID officials at the airport, while his wife had been arrested after arriving on a night flight on the same day.
The suspects have been handed over to the Financial and Commercial Crimes Investigation Division at the CID Headquarters in Colombo for further investigations. (Newswire)
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