COLOMBO, April 4 -- Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, yesterday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the island's northwest, officials said.

The raid took place in the coastal town of Chilaw, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Colombo, following a tip-off, police spokesman Frederick Wootler told AFP.

"Those involved in scamming will be dealt with under our criminal law, while others could be deported," Wootler said.

Local police sources said two Chinese men who tried to escape during the raid were injured and admitted to hospital.

The other suspects appeared in a local court and were remanded in custody until April 9, pending further investigations.

The police sources said 143...