Three arrested with fake visas

The Bandaranaike International Airport Criminal Investigation Division (BIA-CID) officers had arrested three persons who were attempting to travel using fake Algerian visas.

The three suspects had attempted to travel to Algeria through Qatar yesterday, using fake visas.

The CID had also arrested two others on charges of aiding and abetting the three suspects who had attempted to travel using fake visas.

The three suspects are residents of Point Pedro, Mannar and Wattala and they were scheduled to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The BIA-CID unit is conducting further investigations.