The trial in the money laundering case against Wele Suda is fixed for August 4 by the Colombo High Court

High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige issued summonses to six prosecution witnesses to appear in court on August 4.

The Attorney General had filed indictments against three accused for laundering black money to the tune of Rs. 150 million under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

On October 14, 2015, the alleged drug dealer Gampola Vidanage Samantha Kumara alias 'Wele Suda'  was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on the charges of possessing and trafficking 7.05 grammes of heroin in Mount Lavinia in 2008.