Sri Lanka, March 30 -- A total of 126 Chinese nationals, including six women who were arrested for visa violations, were removed from Sri Lanka to China last night via the Bandaranaike International Airport.

It was reported that a special flight from China arrived to transport the arrested individuals back to their home country.

On March 17, 2026, authorities arrested 134 foreign nationals during a joint operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Army intelligence units and the Department of Immigration and Emigration. The group included 126 Chinese nationals, four individuals from Myanmar, and four from the Taiwan Province of China.

The suspects were initially believed to be linked to a large-scale organised online scam network operating f...