A suspect has has been arrested with heroin worth Rs 120 million in Hettipiola, Kuliyapitiya last night (Feb 28).
Police said that the contraband weighed 10 kilograms.
The suspect has been identified as a 27-year old.
Nine kilograms of heroin out of the total haul were discovered at the residence of the suspect.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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