Suspect nabbed with heroin worth Rs.12 mn in Kesbewa

A 37-year-old suspect was arrested with 1.010 kg of heroin with street value of over Rs.12 million by the officials of the Organized Crimes Prevention Division in Kesbewa yesterday. Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said the suspect was arrested when he was transporting the heroin haul in a car at William Jayasuriya Mawatha in Kesbewa at around 10.30 am following a tip off.

The police also recovered Rs.6.19 million in cash when the arrest was made. The suspect, who has residences at Piliyandala and Kesbewa, would be produced before the Kesbewa Magistrate today.