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The Special Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department has arrested a retired Fisheries Inspector in connection with a financial fraud of around Rs.80 million rupees.
The Criminal Investigation Department said the fraud is related to the purchase of 10 gemstones.
The arrested suspect is a resident of Meethotamulla aged 78.
The arrest was made according to a complaint made by a gem trader to the Criminal Investigation Department.
Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe