Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- Three individuals have been arrested by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) for allegedly operating fraudulent foreign employment agencies under the pretext of providing visa consultancy services.

The arrests were made following raids conducted based on information received by the bureau.

In the Ja-Ela and Kadana areas, two complaints had been lodged with the bureau alleging that a sum of Rs. 3.6 million had been fraudulently obtained from an individual after promising employment opportunities in Romania.

Accordingly, the owner of the relevant agency was arrested by the bureau.

The suspect was produced before the Welisara Magistrate's Court and was remanded on the orders of the Magistrate.

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