The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has freezed two bank accounts at a private bank identified as that of an individual involved in large-scale drug peddling in Sri Lanka. 

According to Ada Derana, the accounts belong to Gunaratne Sujith Silva alias ‘Hikkaduwe Isso Suji’.

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division stated that over Rs. 50 million had been deposited to the accounts.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that money has been deposited into the accounts within a four-month period from April to August 2021. 

The bank account has been traced to that of a  50-year-old individual who is serving a term at the Galle Prison for drug peddling. 

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division stated that the bank accounts were seized after receiving information following interrogations of the suspect in the Galle prison. 

Investigations have revealed that the convicted individual had overlooked the financial and drug dealing operations of ‘Hikkaduwe Isso Suji’.