A 41-year-old man has been arrested in Chavakachcheri on charges of money laundering, by hacking into bank accounts in the US.
Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the man was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department.
He said the suspect had hacked into US bank accounts and transferred money to his personal account, where Rs. 13.4 million was found in his personal account at a private bank in Sri Lanka.
DIG Ajith Rohana said that the suspect had worked along with his accomplices based in the US.
The suspect’s accomplices in the US had hacked into US bank accounts and had transferred the money to the suspect’s account in Chavakachcheri in Jaffna.
The Police Spokesman said nearly 30 suspects have been arrested on charges of money laundering since April last year, while RS. 140 million has been transferred to local bank accounts via these rackets.
DIG Ajith Rohana said the Criminal Investigations Department is conducting further investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)