Man arrested for producing fake documents including NICs
A 66-year-old man has been arrested on charges of producing forged documents, including National Identity Cards (NIC) and Drivers Licences, in the Wewalduwa area in Kiribathgoda.
The Police said the suspect was arrested following a raid conducted on his office after a complaint had been filed at the Kiribathgoda Police in this regard.
Five fake NICs and Drivers Licences each, five printers, and 90 lamination papers have been seized by the Police during the raid.
The Police said the suspect will be produced before the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today.
Police spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana warned that creating, being in possession, and using forged documents is an offence with a prison term of a minimum of three years.