– Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Gampaha District MP Amila Prasad has raised critical concerns regarding the misuse of the Port City project and the rise of organized cybercrime in Sri Lanka. He told in Parliament that the country is rapidly becoming a “safe haven” for cybercriminals in South Asia.

He alleged that foreign nationals, particularly from China, are exploiting business visas and fraudulent company registrations to establish hubs for large-scale online financial scams instead of contributing to legitimate investment.MP Prasad pointedly criticized the government’s lack of oversight, specifically calling out the Digital Ministry for failing to monitor these operations. He suggested that there may be official complicity within government departments that allow these illegal entities to thrive. According to the MP, such an environment not only threatens national security but also severely damages Sri Lanka’s reputation, ultimately discouraging genuine foreign investors from entering the local market.

Earlier, today a group of foreign nationals accused of engaging in financial scams while staying in the country in violation of visa conditions has been arrested in separate raids carried out in Colombo and Matara.In the first incident, a team of officers attached to the Kollupitiya Police Station arrested a total of 74 foreign nationals, including 41 male suspects and 33 female suspects, during a raid carried out last evening (06) at a housing complex in the Uttarananda Mawatha area of Kollupitiya.Police said the suspects are Vietnamese nationals aged between 19 and 39, and the Kollupitiya Police are conducting further investigations.

Meanwhile, the Divisional Crime Detective Bureau of Matara arrested six more foreign national suspects including a female suspect during a raid carried out at a hotel in the Talalla area of Gandara, last evening.

According to the police, the suspects had allegedly engaged in financial fraud while staying in the country without valid visas. The police stated that these suspects had been arrested for conducting businesses while staying in the country on tourist visas and for possession of foreign cigarettes. The suspects have been identified as Taiwanese and Chinese nationals aged between 25 and 40.

Meanwhile Police said earlier that more than 600 foreigners have been arrested for illegal activities so far, this year.Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police F. U. Wootler said at a press conference that those arrested include individuals from China, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines.He said they were taken into custody for violating immigration and emigration laws, as well as for involvement in cybercrimes.ASP Wootler added that the suspects were arrested in various parts of the island on charges of operating illegal rackets while renting houses and buildings.