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Suspect arrested over illegally acquired assets worth Rs. 30 million
Colombo, Nov. 13 (Daily Mirror) - The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has commenced further investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against a resident of the Eheliyagoda area, suspected of acquiring assets through illegal drug and alcohol trafficking.
Investigations have revealed that the suspect’s wife, a resident of Mahingoda in Eheliyagoda, had used the illegally obtained funds to purchase three plots of land valued at around Rs. 30 million, as well as a six-perch plot of land along the Eheliyagoda–Ratnapura road, where a two-storey building with a shop had been constructed.
The suspect, a 45-year-old resident of Mahingoda, Eheliyagoda, has been arrested for possessing unlawfully acquired assets.
A court order was obtained to seize the properties registered under his wife’s name for up to seven days under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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