A 41-year-old woman has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the allegedly involved in narcotics trafficking.
She also has five bank accounts maintained by her to circulate drug money, said the Senior DIG Ajith Rohana.
Up to Rs. 6 billion drug money had been circulated through these bank accounts for the past four years, he further said.
The arrest has been made based on a tip-off given by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank.