Popular model Piumi Hansamali has responded to claims circulating on social media that she had financial dealings with alleged major drug trafficker Shiran Bashik.
In a post on her Facebook account, Hansamali said she had never known or had any association with Bashik.
She stressed that all the money in her possession had been earned by her and that she did not hold money belonging to drug traffickers or any other individuals.
Hansamali also said various false claims about her were being circulated on social media, adding that she had never made false statements regarding the matter.
Bashik, who is alleged to be a large-scale drug trafficker, was brought back to Sri Lanka on 14 August following his arrest in Dubai.
He was arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department’s Airport Unit upon his arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Following preliminary questioning by the CID, Bashik was handed over to the Central Crime Investigation Bureau for further investigations.
The Bureau has since obtained permission to detain and question him for 90 days.
