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)
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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