CID launches probe on Sri Lankan infant selling racket

Investigations have been launched by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on an organized criminal group who are involved in selling Sri Lankan infants to foreigners for adoption.

The CID stated that they had received a complaint on the infant trafficking abroad racket from a Norwegian citizen of Sri Lankan origin on which they launched the investigation.

The Criminal Investigation Department had informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis on Thursday (23) about this illegal selling racket of Sri Lankan infants to foreigners for adoption, CID sources said.

According to what was revealed, the organized gang of criminals has been carrying out this operation of infant trafficking abroad from Kandy to sell for adoption to foreigners which has been presented with relevant facts to the court by CID and a probe has been initiated on this case. After considering the facts presented by the CID, the Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered the CID to immediately carry out an investigation, apprehend all the suspects involved in the racket and produce them in court.