INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Special Operations Unit of Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has arrested two suspects on the charges of defrauding money
from people by promising employment opportunities in Japan and South Korea.The investigations were initiated based on information received
by the Minister of Labour - Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara.Accordingly, the investigation officers raided a popular location in
Kurunegala where the suspects in question gathered youths in the area and charged Rs
1,500 per person as the registration fee for providing employment in Japan and South Korea.A sum of Rs
77,000 in cash, a weighing scale, a visual acuity testing chart, and a banner displaying free jobs in Korea and Japan were taken into
custody by the investigating officers as evidence.The two suspects were released under personal bail each valued at Rs
illegally, without any valid license issued by the SLBFE.The magistrate has ordered the case to be taken up again on October 28.
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