Police arrested a close associate of an overseas-based underworld figure with a stock of heroin in the Ambalangoda area. The 39-year-old suspect, a resident of Kandegoda, was arrested on the 14th after a raid near the Kandegoda Railway Station.
Police said the suspect tried to flee when officers arrived but was caught by a sub-inspector. About 101.3 grams of heroin, estimated to be worth nearly Rs. 4 million, was seized. Police also said he had previously been released on bail by the Balapitiya High Court over a narcotics charge.
The suspect is due before the Balapitiya Magistrate's Court on the 15th, where police are expected to seek a detention order for further questioning.
Source
Ada Derana
Summary written by Colombo Today from reporting by Ada Derana.
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