Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

Police arrest another underworld drug smuggler

August 05, 2020

The Peliyagoda Police have arrested an aide of a  notorious drug smuggler 'Keselwatte Raina'  near the Peliyagoda expressway bridge on Tuesday (August 4).

The Police arrested the 27-year-old suspect, a resident at Akbar Lane in Colombo 12, on a tip off with 5.1g of heroin, two mobile phones, 19 SIM cards and a motorcycle.

The Peliyagoda Police is conducting further investigations.