The Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division has seized properties worth Rs. 150 million belonging to a suspected drug trafficker in Moratuwa, believed to have been purchased with money earned through illegal activities.

According to the Police, investigations were launched following a complaint that the suspect, a 46‑year‑old resident of Soysapura, Moratuwa, had acquired assets through drug trafficking. He was arrested yesterday (25) in the Horethuduwa area.

The Police state that the suspect owned a house valued at Rs. 50 million on 11 perches of land in Keselwatta, Panadura, and a three‑storied house valued at Rs. 100 million on 16 perches of land in Moratuwa. 

Both properties have been temporarily confiscated for seven days under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Moratuwa Magistrate’s Court today (26), while the Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division is carrying out further investigations. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Police has announced traffic restrictions in view of the 151st Annual Procession of the St. Sebastian’s Church in Moratuwa, which is scheduled to take place today (20 Jan) and commence this evening.

The Police state that the procession will begin at St. Sebastian’s Church, Moratuwa, and proceed along Old Galle Road, St. Peter’s Lane, New Galle Road, Moratuwa Bus Stand, Weera Puranappu Raja Mawatha, and Joseph Road up to the Cross Junction, before returning to the church via Old Galle Road.

Accordingly, motorists and the public travelling through the area are requested to use the following alternative routes to reduce traffic congestion expected from 4.00 pm today until 1.00 am tomorrow. 

The alternative routes are as follows;

* Vehicles travelling from Colombo to Panadura may turn left at the Moratuwa–Katubedda Junction, proceed towards Piliyandala, and continue to Panadura via Bandaragama.

* Vehicles travelling from Panadura to Colombo may proceed from the Panadura Clock Tower Roundabout via Panadura North – Keselwatte, continue along the Old Galle Road, and turn right at the Moratuwa Cross Junction towards Colombo.

* When the procession enters the New Galle Road, the lane heading towards Colombo will be temporarily closed. During this period, a single lane will be maintained for traffic moving towards both Colombo and Galle. (Newswire)

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A teacher from a school in Moratuwa, who was arrested for sexually abusing a 14-year-old  student, has been remanded.

The Moratuwa Magistrate today (18) ordered that the teacher be remanded until December 1.

However, the school principal, who was arrested for allegedly concealing the incident, was released on two sureties of Rs. 100,000 each.

The teacher and the principal are aged 58 and 59, are residents of Baduraliya and Piliyandala.

According to the Police, several more complaints have also been filed against the teacher. (Newswire)

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Former Mayor of the Moratuwa Municipal Council Saman Lal Fernando has been taken into custody by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

According to reports, the arrest was made in connection with allegations of causing financial loss to the government by awarding road development projects of the Moratuwa Municipal Council to personal associates. (Newswire)

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A 43-year-old man from Molpe, Moratuwa, was arrested by Panadura North Police on Tuesday (03 June) for possessing a pen-shaped firearm, three live bullets, and an empty casing.

The arrest occurred near the Horethuduwa Bridge in the Panadura North Police Division. Police said the suspect was in unlawful possession of the weapon and ammunition.

The Kalutara Division Criminal Investigation Unit is continuing the investigation. (Newswire)

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Three women were arrested in connection with a robbery reported on March 24 in the Moratuwa Police Division, where Rs. 639,000 was stolen from a residence.

Police said the suspects entered the house through an open door before stealing the cash. 

Acting on intelligence, officers conducted a raid and made the arrests on April 03 in the Koralawella and Moratuwella areas.

The suspects, aged 33 and 47, are residents of Koralegawatta and Moratuwella. 

A portion of the stolen money has been recovered. The Moratuwa Police are continuing investigations. (Newswire)

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Two murders have been reported in the Mount Lavinia and Moratuwa areas within the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 am today. 

The Police stated that a 41-year-old Railway employee who was found with cut wounds in a house in the Mt. Lavinia Railway Housing Complex succumbed to injuries last afternoon.

The victim who is reported to have been attacked with a sharp object over a personal dispute had succumbed to injuries after being admitted to the Colombo South teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. 

The Matara resident is said to have been temporarily residing at the Mt. Lavinia Railway Housing Complex.

Meanwhile, a 58-year-old man attacked with a sharp weapon succumbed to injuries after being admitted to the Lunawa Hospital. 

The Police stated that the resident of Lunawa, Moratuwa had been found with cut injuries opposite a house and had died while undergoing treatment at the Lunawa Hospital yesterday.

Investigations have revealed that an argument between the victim and an area resident over a personal dispute had escalated, resulting in the suspect attacking the victim with a sword. 

The suspect has been arrested, while the Moratuwa Police is conducting investigations. (NewsWire)

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A 62-year-old monk has been remanded for sexually molesting his mistress’ 11-year-old daughter, it was reported.

According to Daily Mirror, the monk was remanded until May 30 by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.

The Police stated that the monk lives in a temple in Moratuwa and was arrested by the Mount Lavinia Child and Women’s Bureau based on a complaint filed by the victim’s father.

Investigations have revealed that the monk had instructed his mistress to visit him at a house in a luxury housing complex in Mount Lavinia along with her daughter.

Upon her arrival, the woman had allegedly been heavily drugged after which the monk had sexually abused her underage daughter.

Despite the child having been threatened by her mother to conceal the incident, she had informed her father and grandmother, after which they had informed the Police. 

The monk has been apprehended and remanded, while the child’s mother has been released on bail. The Mount Lavinia Police is conducting investigations. (NewsWire)

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