The CID has arrested a woman under the Money Laundering Act for maintaining five bank accounts and making money from drug trafficking.
Police Media Spokesman, Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that over Rs. 60 million has been circulating in those accounts during the last 4 years.
The arrested person is a 41-year-old woman residing in Dehiwala.
The woman was arrested on information provided by the Financial Investigation Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Information has also been revealed about the persons who credited the money to the woman’s accounts.
The police spokesman further said that many of them were identified as local drug traffickers or drug addicts.
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