{"id":29287,"date":"2026-08-27T22:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29287"},"modified":"2026-08-29T18:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:14:44","slug":"further-details-emerge-on-extensive-assets-owned-by-drug-kingpin-shiran-basik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29287","title":{"rendered":"Further Details Emerge on Extensive Assets Owned by Drug Kingpin Shiran Basik"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigations into high-profile drug trafficker Shiran Basik, who was recently arrested in Dubai and extradited to Sri Lanka, have revealed extensive foreign and local assets, including hotels, luxury vehicles, and real estate spanning Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The details came to light during interrogation by officers of the Police Central Crime Investigation Bureau. According to police, Basik regularly traveled to Switzerland, Italy, and France to personally oversee his business ventures and assets in those countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interrogations further disclosed that the suspect owns a luxury SUV valued at over Rs. 15 million (1.5 crore) in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings add to a growing list of properties identified in Sri Lanka, which include multiple hotels along Marine Drive in Colombo and mobile phone outlets in the Boralesgamuwa area.<\/p>\n<div class='saic-wrapper saic-default saic-border' style='overflow: hidden;'><div class='saic-wrap-link'><a id='saic-link-29287' class='saic-link saic-icon-link saic-icon-link-true auto-load-true' href='?post_id=29287&amp;comments=0&amp;get=30&amp;order=DESC' title='0 Comments'><i class='saico-comment'><\/i><span>0<\/span> Comments<\/a><\/div><!--.saic-wrap-link--><div id='saic-wrap-commnent-29287' class='saic-wrap-comments' 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