The FCID has utmost powers to arrest civilians, government workers and legislator from anywhere in Sri Lanka without getting approval from Attorney General or DIG of this unit.
The Financial Crimes Investigation Division was formed on 26 February 2015 under the purview of Sri Lanka Police Service.
[4] The FCID also received training from UK's Serious Fraud Office after the Sri Lankan government requested international assistance against corruption in 2015.
[5] In 2017 July, President Maithripala Sirisena expressed his disapproval on the FCID activities over investigations carried out against his cabinet members Minister A.H.M.
Fowzi using a car belonging to another ministry and appointment given to his daughter by former state minister Priyankara Jayaratne.