The Illegal Assets Investigation Division of Sri Lanka Police today (May 28) suspended properties worth approximately Rs. 100 million belonging to J.A. Jayasinghe, alias ‘Bathala Heenmahattaya’, who authorities believe is the country’s largest cannabis trafficker.
The seized assets include a commercial building housing a pharmacy opposite Embilipitiya General Hospital and a hotel facing Chandrika Lake. Investigators revealed that these properties were registered under the suspect’s wife’s name, with the couple unable to provide legitimate sources for the purchase funds.
The court has ordered a seven-day freeze on the properties pending further investigations. Jayasinghe, arrested in connection with the asset seizure, will be produced before the Wellawaya Magistrate tomorrow (29).
Security forces describe the suspect as a key figure in Sri Lanka’s illicit drug trade, with this seizure marking a significant blow to organized narcotics operations in the region.
