Maligawatta Police have arrested a man transporting a cache of heroin valued at Rs. 60 million. Acting on a tip-off, officers made the arrest while the contraband was being transported to the Grandpass area.
During the arrest, Police seized 1kg and 150g of heroin along with Rs. 750,000 in ill-gotten money from the suspect, a 25-year-old from the Wellampitiya area. He is reportedly closely associated with "Keselwatta Dinuka," a notorious criminal gang leader currently hiding in Dubai.
The suspect is scheduled to be produced before Maligakanda No. 2 Court today (11).
