A 38-year-old man who tried to play casino with counterfeit notes was arrested in Kollupitiya area yesterday morning.
The Police had seized 75 counterfeit notes of Rs.1,000 from the possession of the suspect.
The manager at a night club in Kollupitiya had alerted the Police after he felt suspicious about Rs.1,000 notes produced by the 38-year-old customer who came to play casino.
Police said after interrogation it was revealed that the person is a Island Reconvicted Criminal (IRC) who has been charged in courts for a spate of robberies.
Investigations on the above suspect will be handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) the Police further said.