### [2026-05-7](/feed/2026/05/7/index.md)

##### Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad
# Sri Lankan authorities arrest 30 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals in Colombo in a crackdown on cyberscams in the country, raising the total number of those detained to 261. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-arrests-more-than-260-foreigners-over-cyberscams)

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