A person who defrauded money by using the names of high officials of the Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment and claiming to be offered jobs in the agricultural sector in Israel was arrested by the officers of the Special Investigation Department of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau.
The suspect who resides in Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07 has said that foreign employment can be provided through the higher officials of the Ministry of Foreign Employment and he has also stated that he is a doctor. He has called people to the Ministry of Foreign Employment and the Bureau of Foreign Employment to get money.
It has been revealed in the investigations that the suspect has defrauded 9 people of 7,650,000 rupees and this arrest has been made at the Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment based on a complaint made by a person who gave him money.
After presenting the suspect to the Colombo No. 5 Magistrate’s Court, the Magistrate has ordered that he be remanded in custody until April 3rd.
His wife, who assisted in this smuggling, is hiding avoiding the investigating officers and further investigations are being conducted to arrest her.
The Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment Mr. Manusha Nanayakkara has requested that Sri Lankans should refrain from giving money to any person to get employment opportunities in the agricultural sector in Israel. The minister further requests that the information be given to the Special Investigation Division of the Bureau if they know about it.