A suspect has been arrested with nearly 2.6 kilograms of heroin and a foreign repeater gun in Katubedda this morning, police said.
The arrest was carried out during a search operation carried out by the Police Organised Crimes Preventive Division.
The suspect has been identified as 41-year of Lakshitha Prasanna, a resident of Rawatawatta, Moratuwa.
Investigations have revealed that the suspect is the son of late underworld leader 'Soththi Upali'.
He will be produced before the Moratuwa Magistrates Court tomorrow.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
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