Catering Employee's 'Drug Business' Suspicions Confirmed After Repeatedly Depositing Over Rs. 70 Million in Bank

 A woman working at a catering company has been arrested by the Illicit Assets Investigation Division in connection with depositing over Rs. 7.6 crore (76 million) in a bank account, suspected to have been earned through drug trafficking.

This money transaction took place through an account maintained at a private bank branch located on Baseline Road, Dematagoda, and

preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspect deposited Rs. 76,413,972 on 134 occasions and withdrew the same amount on 187 occasions.

Police officers proceeded to arrest her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, as the suspect failed to legally confirm how the funds were earned, and information revealed that the money was acquired through drug trafficking.

The arrested individual is a 31-year-old woman residing in Sri Wickramapura, Mattakkuliya, and a senior police officer stated that the Illicit Assets Investigation Division has launched extensive investigations to identify the main drug trafficker she is connected to.