Fort Magistrate, Lanka Jayaratne issued an order today, preventing the sale of several houses and properties located in Colombo and Gampaha which are worth millions of rupees.

The Magistrate ordered for the instructions to be communicated immediately to the Registrar General of Lands as well.

The Magistrate issued the order after the Police FCID made submissions which stated that Udayanga Weeratunga purchased the properties in question through profits earned from purchasing MIG 17 and 27 aircrafts for the Sri Lanka Air Force.

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