Police confirmed that they have seized the passports of two individuals who were arrested in the case of several immigration officers abusing their powers to extort migrant workers.
Police have arrested four individuals including the former Controller General of Immigration Mohamed Shamman in this case.
In the latest update, Police said they have seized the passports of two individuals currently under arrest. Police said that the passports were seized under a court order.
Police also said that they had seized the handphone of a family member of the former Immigration Controller. Police did not clarify who the family member was but local media have reported that it was the wife of the ex-controller.
Police had said that a preliminary investigation into the Immigration case revealed that Immigration officers who did not belong to the Immigration task force and risk management section had visited the labor quarters of migrants and searched these houses.
The Police statement said that the foreigners were taken into custody with a large amount of cash.
It noted that a foreigner was taken to the Immigration Detention Center with Rs 530,000 and released a day later on Shamran's orders. Police also shared that Immigration officers met with the foreigner who was released and went to the former Controller's house with the same amount of money.
