Spa raided, six arrested

By Norman Palihawadane

Police on Saturday night raided a spa in Kollupitiya and nabbed six persons including four Thai women for allegedly engaging in prostitution.

Police said that two men, the manager of the spa, a resident of Colombo and another man who was the owner of the spa from Payagala were taken into custody. The four Thai women aged between 37 and 40 were arrested during the raid. They had arrived in Sri Lanka on tourist visas, police said, adding that the suspects would be produced before the Fort Magistrate’s court.