According to the information received by the officers of the Special Raid Unit established at the Special Task Force Headquarters Camp, Chaminda Kumara Silva alias “Badovita Loku Malli”, who is a close relative of Shiran Basik, an organized criminal and a large-scale drug trafficker, was traveling in a car during a raid in Wewapara, Attidiya area. It is reported that he was arrested by the force.
It is said that nearly 16 grams of heroin worth about 3 lakh rupees and two sharp weapons were found in the car in which the suspect was traveling.
The suspect is a 37-year-old resident of Dehiwala and has been handed over to the Dehiwala police station.
It is also reported that the suspect is going to be produced before the Mt. Magistrate’s Court.