Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Illegal Assets Investigation Division arrested a 44-year-old resident of Hanwella on charges of laundering over Rs. 30 million.
The investigation was launched following a complaint by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Detectives uncovered that Rs. 36,733,034 had been circulated through two suspicious bank accounts maintained at different banks in the Hanwella area. Authorities suspect these funds were generated through narcotics trafficking. Following his arrest yesterday (02), the suspect is due to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court today (03).
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