The Colombo High Court has sentenced drug kingpin Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda, his wife and another woman to 08 years of rigorous imprisonment each.
The group was sentenced after the court found them guilty under the Money Laundering Act for acquiring illegal assets through drug trafficking.
Following a long trial, the judgement was issued by Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige today.
Having imposed a fine on the defendants, the court also ordered the confiscation of the illegally acquired property, money and gold.
Drug kingpin Gampola Vidanage Samantha Kumara alias ‘Wele Suda’ is currently serving a death sentence.
The Attorney General had filed indictments in the High Court against ‘Wele Suda’, his wife Gayani Priyadarshani and his cousin Wasanthi Wasundara alleging that they committed a punishable offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
They are accused of acquiring nearly Rs. 150 million worth of land and houses in Colombo and its suburbs with the proceeds of heroin drug trafficking. (Newswire)