Sri Lanka, March 6 -- Assets worth nearly Rs. 20 million belonging to notorious underworld figure and drug kingpin Salindu Malshitha Gunaratne, also known as "Panadura Kudu Salindu", who is currently hiding abroad, have been frozen.

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division stated that the frozen assets, located at the Mahabellana junction on the Panadura-Ratnapura Road, include a house situated on a 40-perch plot of land, a warehouse complex, and a shop.

Kudu Salindu, who was previously arrested while hiding abroad and brought back to the country, had secretly fled overseas again after being released on bail by the court.

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division took steps to freeze these properties following an extensive investigati...