A coordination secretary of a powerful member of the ruling party has been arrested on charges of defrauding large amounts of money by saying that people are being sent to Australia for work.
It is known that the strongman of pohottuwa is a strong member of parliament representing Gampaha district.
This person has been arrested in Teldeniya area of Manuvara recently by a team of Criminal Investigation Department officials who went from Colombo.
The arrest was made according to an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department due to complaints received from a large number of people regarding money laundering.
Accordingly, it is said that the Criminal Investigation Department officials have started investigations to find other people involved in this fraud.