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Two houses seized under money laundering act
View(s):By D. G. Sugathapala
The Galle Division Crime Investigation Department has seized two Rs 30 million-worth houses under the money laundering act and handed them to Akmeemana and Bope, Poddala Divisional secretaries.
According to Police, the two houses had been purchased by a woman using illegally earned money. The houses in Haliwala in Akmeemana Police area and Hapugala in Poddala Police area were seized according to court orders under the money laundering act.
Investigations had revealed the suspected woman had deceived people that she would invest money in an organisation which provided high interest and obtained hundreds of thousands of rupees from people in nearby villages.
The custody of the house at Haliwela was assigned to the Akmeemana Additional Divisional Secretary Nayanathara Guruge.
The the custody of the Hapugala house was handed over to Poddala Divisional Secretary Piyumali Liyange after informing the court registrar.
Galle Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Kelum Thilakaratne, Officer-in-Charge of Galle Criminal Investigations Department, A S L Narangoda and a team of Police officers were involved. DIG Thilakaratne said they would carry out further investigations under the money laundering act.
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