Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandima Liyanage yesterday ordered that Ruwan Chamila alias ‘Dematagoda Ruwan’, who was charged with amassing billions of rupees worth of properties through the sale of narcotics be further remanded till March 21.
Ruwan Chamila Prasanna alias ‘Dematagoda Ruwan’ was taken into custody on October 29 by the Illegal Assets and Property Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department(CID). State Counsel Hansa Abeyrathne urged the Magistrate to further remand the suspect, as investigations were continuing.
Attorney-at-Law Sanjaya Gamage told the Court that his client has already been in remand for close upon five months and therefore requested the Magistrate to release his client under any suitable bail condition.
Meanwhile, alleged underworld figure Janith Madusanka alias ‘Podi Lassi’, who was charged with having engaged in peddling of illegal drugs with the assistance of a group of Police Narcotics Buraeu (PNB) officers was remanded till March 15.