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title: "Former Minister Mervyn Silva arrested"
url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/former-minister-mervyn-silva-arrested/
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date: 2025-03-06
modified: 2025-03-06
markdown_url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/former-minister-mervyn-silva-arrested.md
author: "LankaXpress Reporter"
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# Former Minister Mervyn Silva arrested

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Former Minister Mervyn Silva has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The former parliamentarian was reportedly arrested at his residence by a team of CID officers this evening (5).

Silva is currently in custody at the Criminal Investigation Department.