The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has taken steps to freeze properties in Panadura worth Rs. 25 million, reportedly belonging to an associate of drug trafficker Kudu Salindu and suspected of being acquired using proceeds from drug trafficking.According to the Police Media Division, the assets frozen for a period of two weeks include a two-storey house in the Malamulla area of Panadura, valued at approximately Rs. 20 million, and two plots of land valued at Rs. 2.5 million.A 45-year-old man residing in the Eluwila area of Panadura has also been arrested in connection with the investigation.Meanwhile, the Illegal Assets Investigation Division has also imposed a two-week freeze on a bus valued at approximately Rs. 8 million, allegedly belonging to underworld figure Karandeniya Sudda and suspected of being purchased with drug trafficking proceeds.Police suspect that the bus was used to transport the gunman, who travelled to the Thalangama area on February 13 to carry out the killing of a lawyer and his wife inside a car park.Investigations into the assets and the suspected links to criminal activities are continuing.