A woman suspected of defrauding individuals by promising employment opportunities in Finland has been brought back to Sri Lanka from Dubai, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) confirmed.
The suspect is a resident of the Magalla area in Galle. An Interpol Red Notice had been issued against her in connection with the case before she was extradited following CID investigations into the alleged financial fraud.
Charges have also been levelled against Thissara Nanayakkara, the brother of former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara, in relation to the same fraud. Authorities allege nearly Rs. 87 million was obtained by defrauding 48 individuals on the promise of providing employment in Finland.
Thissara Nanayakkara was arrested on December 28 last year over the overseas employment fraud allegations. After his initial CID arrest he was remanded and later granted bail on January 17 by the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court.
The case is the latest in a string of high-profile foreign employment scams to come before Sri Lankan courts. Related prosecutions include the Yakkala fake-ID foreign employment fraud and the Maharagama SLBFE scam arrest, reflecting sustained Interpol-coordinated enforcement targeting recruiters who use overseas job promises to defraud Sri Lankan workers.
