Three arrested while trying to migrate to NZ illegally

Three persons have been arrested by the police while they attempted to migrate illegally to New Zealand by a boat at Selvapuram in Udappuwa early this morning.

The police arrested the suspects following a tip off received by the Udappuwa Naval Camp. The arrested suspects aged 21 were identified as residents of Udappuwa.

They would be produced in the Puttalam Magistrate Court today.

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