Heroin worth over Rs 60 mn seized in Kaduwela

Heroin worth over Rs 60 mn seized in Kaduwela

January 17, 2019   09:02 am

A person in possession of 5kg and 24g of heroin has been arrested in Kothalawala, Kaduwela yesterday (16).

The officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau had acted upon a tip-off received in this regard and made the arrest near the gas station located on the Malabe-Kaduwela road at around 8.50 p.m. last night.

The haul is estimated to be worth over Rs 60 million.

The suspect is a 53-year-old named Bulathsinhalage Rajith Nilantha Cooray.

The police will produce the suspect before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (17) and seek a seven-day detention order.

The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) is conducting further investigations into the incident.

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