A group of 120 foreign nationals was detained yesterday (03) at a location on Meda Welikada Road in Rajagiriya on charges of engaging in illegal financial operations and other unlawful activities. 

The suspects, hailing from countries including China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Madagascar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Cambodia, were produced before Colombo Additional Magistrate R.D. Janaka, who ordered their remand until 6 May, 2026.

Police seized several computers and mobile phones from the premises, which investigators revealed were rented floors of a multi-storey apartment where the suspects operated their illicit business.