The Central Crime Investigation Bureau has issued 14-day freezing orders on properties worth more than Rs. 100 million that police suspect were bought with drug trafficking proceeds.
According to police, a suspect from Boralesgamuwa was arrested in connection with trafficking of narcotics brought into Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates. He is alleged to have used illegally obtained funds to buy property in the names of his son, his father and another close associate.
The orders, issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, took effect on 8 October 2026. They bar the sale, transfer or other dealings in the properties. These are a gymnasium on Dehiwala Road in Boralesgamuwa, valued at about Rs. 35 million; a tourist accommodation facility, a house and agricultural land at Thiththawelgolla in Dambulla, valued together at about Rs. 35 million; and a unit in a luxury apartment complex in Yakkala, valued at about Rs. 30 million.
Police said the orders aim to stop the assets being disposed of while investigations continue. The bureau is also trying to establish where the money came from and how it links to the alleged trafficking operation.