Two arrested for smuggling heroin using youth parliament car pass

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Two suspects who were transporting drugs including heroin in a luxury vehicle with a tag of a member of the Youth Parliament have been taken into custody by police in Kobaigane.

Police said 85 grams of heroin with an estimated street value Rs 1 million and Rs 85, 000 in cash as well as two vehicle number plates were taken into custody from the suspects' possession.

The suspects are residents of Awulgama, Wariyapola and police suspect they were preparing to distribute the heroin via vehicle to areas such as Nikaweratiya, Kobeigane and Wariyapola. Further investigations are being conducted by Kobeigane Police.

Text and Pix by Priyani Mangalika

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