INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An Iranian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning (16) for attempting to
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, at 4:25 a.m
today.Upon arrival, the man had presented an Italian passport to immigration officers to obtain an on-arrival visa
Department (CID), where the stolen status of the passport was confirmed.While investigations were underway, the Iranian national had
attempted to re-enter the country using his original Iranian passport
He had presented this at another immigration window, but his actions were noticed, and was brought to the attention of the officers handling
corroborated that the document was indeed flagged as stolen
During the investigation, officials had uncovered that the Iranian national had planned to use Sri Lanka as a transit point en route to
Europe.However, the officials had taken steps to deport him back to Sharjah on the same flight he had arrived on.
