The Police Special Task Force (STF) has taken 04 foreign nationals into custody on suspicion of being a part of a international credit card racket operated through social media.
The arrests were made at a hotel in Mount Lavinia based on a tip-off received by the intelligence officers of the STF.
The suspects include three Nigerian nationals and one Ugandan national, a female, according to reports.
The STF has seized 15 credit cards in possession of the four suspects.
Reportedly, the suspects had scammed people claiming they had won prize money through a draw.
source – ada derena
