It is reported that a person has been arrested in Badalgama area who stole a lot of gold ornaments and valuables while scaring the residents with a hand grenade.
The police said that this suspect had looted several houses in the area at night with a hand grenade.
It has been revealed that the suspect and his wife are very addicted to drug control and have sold the looted valuables and bought drugs with that money.
During the interrogation by the police, the suspect said that he got the money by pawning the stolen gold ornaments through his wife.
Later, the police checked the suspect’s house in the upper Madampella area of Divulapitiya and it is reported that they found 5,350 grams of heroin hidden there.
The Badalgama Police have arrested the suspect couple and are conducting further investigations in this regard.