Two, including a female who sent women to work in Dubai on tourist visas, netted: SLBFE

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The officials attached to the investigation unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) have arrested two people, including a woman who sent women to work in Dubai illegally on tourist visas.

The raid was conducted on November 3, where a person from Addalachchenai sent a woman to Dubai to work on tourist visa.

It came to light that when the affected woman's husband who raised a complain to the bureau that his spouse was not given the job as she was promised.

The investigating officers arrested the suspect and produced him before the Akkaraipattu Magistrate's Court on November 4, was released on two personal bails of Rs. 400,000 each, and the magistrate ordered that the case be called again on January 27, 2023.

Moreover, a woman from Ampara had gone to Dubai for a job on a tourist visa. The officers of the investigation department, acting on the complaint received by the bureau about the woman who wanted to return to the country after she did not offered the job she was promised, arrested the woman, who was from the Sampur area on November 2 in connection with this.

While questioning the suspect, it was revealed that an amount of Rs. 500,000 was charged for providing the job to the victim.

The suspect was produced before the Ampara Magistrate's Court on the same day and was released on two personal bails of Rs. 200,000 each.

The bureau is conducting further investigations to arrest another person who assisted the suspect in this malicious racket. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

Comments - 12

Concerned Citizen Saturday, 12 November 2022 10:52 AM

There are many women being sent to Maldives on visit visas under a racket and the authorities need to check this ASAP ! Last week 10 Sri Lankan workers died in Male in a fire and mostly likely these are all illegal. Please investigate ALL Sri Lankan travelers to Maldives on visit visas.

Aram Saturday, 12 November 2022 11:06 AM

It's not easy stop a passenger from travelling because genuine passengers also will be affected. Bureau officials are not good experienced in this regard and immigration should verify first and decide on this matter

Sri Saturday, 12 November 2022 11:10 AM

This is a violation of fundamental Human right ..it is human freedom to go abroad in any visas...while country is suffering from economic crisis it does not make sense to do this ? Anyway they are going to bring revenue if they go abroad ? Why do you do this ? If you know they are human trafficking capture agent not innocent people ..How much they would have paid for the tickets

Reformist Saturday, 12 November 2022 12:12 PM

The woman charged Rs 500,000 per person. The bail is only Rs 200,000. Does it add up? The woman culprit must be laughing. What a joke! Justice in SL style.

European Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:12 PM

Reply to Sri: when they travel to Europe these women will be send back by the officials and loose all the money they spend on tickets and visa.

Sobers Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:16 PM

New systems are introduced at the Airport. Innocent passengers are harrased by employees of Foreign Employment Bureau, and adopting delaying tactics for reasons better known to them. This affects professionals traveling to especially UAE. Government should intervene and take remedial measures rather than hareasing passengers who in search of bringing foreign currency to motherland.

Sobers Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:16 PM

New systems are introduced at the Airport. Innocent passengers are harrased by employees of Foreign Employment Bureau, and adopting delaying tactics for reasons better known to them. This affects professionals traveling to especially UAE. Government should intervene and take remedial measures rather than hareasing passengers who in search of bringing foreign currency to motherland.

Rasika Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:28 PM

It is very hard to spell out things. Some times you 're lucky to7 get the right work place. Beside Dubai become a booming sex industry too.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 12 November 2022 06:27 PM

Our country requires dollars, by hook or crook people slip to foreign countries to earn and remit dollars to the country, why arrest them,after all they have obtained visas to travrl abroad it is the responsibility of the host country to take action for violating their immigration laws, do not chase behind innocent people.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 12 November 2022 09:05 PM

Hands-off women, they are weak in strength, police should chase behind drug peddlers, fraudulent trickers,sellers of narcotics, thieves, chain snatchers and not women going for employment under any ruse,they bring dollars to this crisis driven country, our president should instruct the police to handoff women who go on any visas for employment.

Quolp Saturday, 12 November 2022 11:59 PM

The person in hideout will be caught and given out BAIL to roam freely to do the same further repeatedly, so, no use of investigation, they are utter waste of money of the public in this regard.

Moh Sleiman Sunday, 13 November 2022 04:39 AM

THE Officials can only harras the innocent,because they dont have the balls to go after the big thieves and swindlers.

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