Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A 44-year-old resident of Hanwella has been arrested by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division over suspected money laundering activities.

The arrest followed a complaint made by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank, which flagged two suspicious bank accounts.

Investigators found that money believed to have been earned through drug trafficking had been deposited into the suspect's accounts at two banks in the Hanwella area and later withdrawn.

The suspect was arrested on February 2, 2026.

He is expected to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court today.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....