A suspect with US $ 50,000 has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) at a supermarket in Welikada.
Police said they conducted a search based on information received.
A suspect has been arrested under the Money Laundering Act and handed over to the Welikada Police Station for failing to prove his identity.
The suspect is a 36 year old resident of Aluth Mawatha, Colombo 15.