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Sri Lanka has arrested 1,093 foreign nationals through 27 cybercrime operations this year, marking a dramatic escalation in authorities' fight against organised digital fraud networks targeting victims regionally and globally.
Two former Sri Lankan security officials sentenced to death for their failure to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings will appeal their convictions to the Supreme Court, their lawyer announced on Saturday.
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The conviction reverses a 2022 acquittal following a state appeal.
Police have connected a 23-year-old Malaysian detained in Sri Lanka with cocaine worth RM1.1 million to an organised international drug trafficking syndicate, marking fresh concerns over cross-border narcotics smuggling.
Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay faces extraordinary accusations that he orchestrated the 2019 Easter bombings. The case reveals deepening questions about state involvement and a dramatic shift in the official investigation narrative.