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Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror) - A resident from Jaffna who had paid Euro 7,000 to obtain a forged Polish visa affixed to his Sri Lankan passport, was nabbed by the Immigration and Emigration Department officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), whilst trying to leave the country.
The passenger was about to board the SriLankan Airlines flight UL 217 bound for Doha, Qatar on Monday evening, when he was intercepted by the Immigration officials at the BIA departure counters.
A senior Immigration official told the Daily Mirror that the passenger, when questioned, had said that he had paid Euro 7,000, which is more than Rs. 2.2 million, to a local agent to be transferred to another person in Germany to get his fake visa done.
The passenger, who is a resident of Kokuvil in Jaffna had collected his passport with the forged Poland visa from the local agent.
He was suspected to board a flight to Doha and then a connecting flight to Warsaw, Poland, the sources said.
The passenger has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Unit at the BIA for further inquiries.
Sampath Tuesday, 09 April 2024 11:00 PM
Don't waste time and tax payers money trying to nab people trying to run abroad. Try to make the country economically strong so people will not try to get out. Spend time and money arresting swindlers robbing me country.
Punchi Wednesday, 10 April 2024 06:20 AM
Can’t understand why people want to leave our Buddha blessed 2500 year civilisation prosperous paradise for lesser civilisations overseas
navratne willamune Wednesday, 10 April 2024 08:23 AM
only a few get caught,many go undetected
DW Wednesday, 10 April 2024 08:59 AM
If he wasn't caught, he would actually be contributing to the recovery of Sri Lankan economy because he would be sending foreign currency to SL while working in Europe.
THIS AGENT SHOULD BE HUNTED DOWN AND BROUGHT BEFORE A COURT OF LAW. Wednesday, 10 April 2024 04:54 PM
ARREST THE LOCAL AGENT, THESE SCUM OF THE EARTH WHO DUPE OUT MEN SHOULD BE MADE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF IN PUBLIC. WHY ON EARTH DO THESE PEOPLE PAY 2.2 MILLION RUPPEES FOR A FAKE VISA AND TAKE THE RISK? TIME THE MASSES ACCEPT THE FACT THAT PAYING FOR A VISA TO AGENTS DOES NOT WORK, UNLESS THE AGENT IS REGISTERED AS A LEGAL AGENT, EVERY MAN AND HIS DOG CAN PRETEND TO BE AGENTS. TIME AND TIME AGAIN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DUPED AND THIS STILL CONTINUES. SAD.
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