'Hybrid Sudda' arrested with heroin worth Rs. 13 mn

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A 37-year-old Rasanga Gunasekara alias “Hybrid Sudda” was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) with 1.1 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs. 13 million at Angampitiya, Padukka early this morning, Police said.

They said the suspect, a resident of Himbutana, Angoda, had rented a house in Angampitiya, Padukka to carry out drug smuggling activities.

Two cars and Rs. 750,000 in cash were taken into custody while in his possession.

He is said to be an accomplice of underworld figure Dematagoda Chaminda, who was sentenced to death over the murder of Baratha Lakshman Premachadra.

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Aryan Thursday, 18 October 2018 11:09 AM

Hang him as well...

Wise Donkey Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:29 PM

One wonders why these carriers defy all risks of being detected and arrested.Now BIA has become an important hub for global drug syndicates. The drug menace has become a social canker and a lot of people meet their untimely death through addiction to this dreaded stuff.

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