Piyumi denies the relationship between Basic and Piyumi as the CID investigates.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a comprehensive investigation into the relationship between Shirani Bassik, a notorious drug trafficker, and social media activist Piyumi Hansamali, as well as illegal money laundering. Investigators are paying special attention to whether money earned through large-scale drug networks has been laundered under the guise of a cosmetics sales business.

The 48-year-old Shirani Bassik, who was hiding in Dubai, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department unit at Katunayake Airport on August 14th after being deported to the country. Subsequently, a 90-day detention order has been obtained to question the suspect regarding his drug network and illegal assets, after he was handed over to the Central Criminal Investigation Bureau for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the Illegal Assets Investigation Division is also conducting a rigorous investigation into Piyumi Hansamali under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The discovery of her BMW car at the home of a cocaine trafficker arrested on November 22, 2023, further intensified suspicions about the connections between these trafficking activities and her business dealings.

However, Piyumi Hansamali has directly denied the allegations circulating on social media that she conducted financial transactions with Shirani Bassik, via her Facebook account. She emphasizes that she has never known the person in question and that she only possesses money earned through her own efforts and hard work.

She states that she does not possess money from drug traffickers or any other external individual, and further claims that baseless false propaganda is being spread against her on social media. The Criminal Investigation Department is conducting further investigations into the incident.