COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Criminal Investigations Department has arrested a 46-year-old woman who had defrauded money by promising employment in Canada.

Police Media Spokesperson, SP Ruwan Gunasekara confirmed that the woman had been arrested yesterday (December 18) when she was hiding in a rented house in the Nawagamuwa area.

51 complaints have been lodged at the CID against this suspect.

At the time of her arrest, the CID had also discovered 350g of jewellery, 50 bank passbooks, 50 ATM cards and 72 passports in her possession.

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