The illegally acquired assets valued at around Rs. 50 million, allegedly belonging to the organised crime suspect Koralahage Pindinu Padmasiri Perera, also known as ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’, who was recently arrested in Indonesia, have been seized by the Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division.

Accordingly, investigations have revealed that Perera had purchased several properties using proceeds from organised crime and drug trafficking. In order to prevent the sale, transfer, or disposal of these assets, a deactivation order has been issued for a period of seven days, effective from yesterday (22), under Section 7(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, No. 5 of 2006, as amended by Act, No. 40 of 2011. 

The properties identified as belonging to Perera are as follows: a 20-perch land located behind a hotel with cabanas at Number 260/1, Madelgamuwa, Batapotha, Udugampola, and a partially finished building with 6 rooms situated within the same hotel premises at No. 260/1, Madelgamuwa, Batapotha, Udugampola. The relevant facts concerning these properties have been reported to the High Court, and the order of decommissioning was executed in accordance with Sections 8(1) and 8(2) of the Act. Accordingly, the properties linked to Perera were officially seized yesterday.