An individual has been arrested with 917 packets of heroin worth nearly Rs 500,000 in Dehiwela today (Mar 28).
The arrest was carried out by police officers attached to the Mount Lavinia Crimes Division.
Following a questioning of the suspect it was revealed that the narcotic had been obtained from the brother of imprisoned drug dealer ‘Vele Suda’. Police said that the brother of Vele Suda too is currently serving an imprisonment sentence.
Meanwhile, the suspect who was arrested today has been identified as a 45-year old.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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