Police seize Rs. 3.9 b in organised crime assets since 2021

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Nearly 26% of population body-checked, probed by cops YTD 2025

Police Media Spokesperson ASP F.U.K. Wootler

Sri Lanka Police have confiscated assets valued at Rs. 3,902 million from organised crime figures between 2021 and 2024, Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U.K. Wootler said yesterday.

ASP Wootler said assets worth an additional Rs. 730 million have been seized so far in 2025.

The confiscated properties include 354 gold sovereigns, 72 vehicles, 35 houses, cash amounting to Rs. 670 million, and around 37 acres of land linked to major drug traffickers.

He said that police inspections and raids carried out from 1 January to 13 October 2025, have led to the screening of 5.7 million individuals through body checks and interrogations, that’s 26% of the population.

During this period, 4,802 wanted suspects were arrested in daily operations, and legal proceedings are underway against them.

ASP Wootler said police efforts to identify and seize illegally acquired assets will continue as part of an intensified crackdown on organised crime and narcotics-related networks.