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Robbery suspect arrested, firearm seized

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The seized heroin stock, cash and other confiscated items being examined by the officers including Mt. Lavinia SSP Mangala Dehidenia and OIC of the Divisional Crime Unit Chief Inspector Gamage Nilantha, at the Mt Lavinia Police Station.
The seized heroin stock, cash and other confiscated items being examined by the officers including Mt. Lavinia SSP Mangala Dehidenia and OIC of the Divisional Crime Unit Chief Inspector Gamage Nilantha, at the Mt Lavinia Police Station.

A suspect who shot and killed a person while trying to break-in to a house on Weerasena Silva Mawatha opposite the Ratmalana Economic Centre has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Mt. Lavinia Police Division.

The 38-year-old suspect from Hokandara has been identified as an acquaintance of underworld kingpin “Petta”, who is engaged in drug trafficking while in hiding in Dubai.

The Police also seized a foreign made firearm, a small lorry, 503 grams of heroin worth over Rs. 5 million, 6 front and rear mounting vehicle number plates and a stock of special wrapping papers used to parcel heroin along in the suspects custody.

A married couple involved in this murder was arrested at the Katunayake International Airport on July 30 while they were about to flee to Dubai. Police also said that the brainchild behind this crime to be “Petta”. Further investigations are being carried out by the Mt. Lavinia Divisional Criminal Investigation Division.

Thursday, August 4, 2022 – 01:00











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