Another Suspect Was Arrested Over Replacing A Valuable Gem Stone With A Fake Stone

Officers attached to the Law Enforcement Unit of the Panadura Division have arrested a 40 year old person who had fraudulently replaced  a valuable Gem stone worth around Rs.15 million to a fake Stone at Beruwala yesterday (08).

This is the fourth suspect arrested regarding the replacing the valuable Gem Stone brought to sold for a fake stone and earlier three residents of Panadura and Galle were arrested regarding the incident.The person arrested yesterday was the one who pawned the Gem Stone .

A Businessman in Deniyaya had brought a Valubale Gem Stone to sell to another Businessman in Mount Lavinia on 15 th of February and four persons arrived in from Mannar had replaced the Gem Stone with a fake stone while indicating they were willing to purchase the Gem Stone it has been revealed.

The suspects were arrested as per a complaint lodged by the Businessman at Mount Lavinia Police.