A suspect has been arrested in connection with a money laundering investigation conducted by the Unlawful Assets Investigation Division, following a complaint lodged by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
According to investigations initiated by a team of officers attached to the FIU, two suspicious bank accounts with over Rs. 36.7 million were identified, prompting further inquiry. It was revealed that funds suspected to have been generated through drug trafficking had been laundered by transferring the money into accounts maintained at two banks in the Hanwella area.
Based on these findings, officers of the Unlawful Assets Investigation Division arrested the suspect who operated the said bank accounts on February 2, 2026.
The suspect is a 44-year-old resident of the Hanwella area.
He is scheduled to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (February 3, 2026). Further investigations are being carried out by the Unlawful Assets Investigation Division.
