CID discovers Rs 140 million cash, more than Rs 7 billion worth assets of suicide bombers

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has discovered cash worth Rs 140 million and assets more than Rs 7 billion belonging to the group which committed the Easter Sunday attacks.


Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara addressing a news conference in Colombo said that a portion of this money has been confiscated by the CID while the balance currently remains in the bank accounts of these individuals. Mr. Gunasekara further said that the CID has taken relevant measures to freeze the bank accounts of this suicide group. Meanwhile, assets worth more than Rs 7 billion belonging to these persons have also been frozen by the CID, the Spokesman noted. He added that the discovery was made during the ongoing investigations which are being carried out by the CID into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. 

(Times Online)