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Olcott shot dead

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:15
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By Supun Dias


Jayakody Arachchige Olcott Perera, a leading heroin dealer in Colombo who went underground ten years ago after evading the police, was shot dead while trying to escape from Special Task Force (STF) custody this evening.

STF Commandant DIG K.M.L Sarathchandra said that he took hold of a pistol belonging to an STF officer in the jeep and tried to use the weapon and open fire forcing the STF personnel to fire in defence.

"Olcott tried to escape, after he tried to open fire at the STF personnel after getting hold of a pistol and he was seriously injured when the STF shot back," he said.

The incident took place in Minuwangoda this evening. He was admitted to the Gampha Hospital. However he succumbed to his injuries. Olcott, a resident of the Borella Magazine road, evaded police custody since the year 2000.

He was wanted in connection with 26 murders and was captured in Kurunegala by the STF after gathering valuable information about his whereabouts, DIG Sarathchandra said.




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-6+45 # Jaminda Mendis 2010-09-01 10:36
Good work - good to the society
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-5+43 # bindumathi 2010-09-01 10:51
Excellent. news. Hats off to the STF. Jayawewa!
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-16+35 # saibu Nana 2010-09-01 11:23
what excellent work....to catch him it took 10 years.........
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-7+36 # manjula 2010-09-01 11:38
at least you should appreciate that he was captured by STF after 10 years.
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-19+27 # James Bond 2010-09-01 12:55
I thought STF is a specially trained police force like Mosad or SEAL? and these fellows are not capable of not loosing their weapons to a thug and getting into trouble. But these kind of incidents like police arresting somebody and they try to escape using a hand grenade or snapping the gun only to be shot to death seems to be very often in SL. There should be an inquiry into such events, at least to train these idiots better for the eventuality, if not to find out the truth.
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-1+2 # Hash 2010-09-01 14:39
How could you call STF personals idiots after everything they have done for the country.
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-0+2 # Mt Lavinia 2010-09-01 16:08
Dear James, Bin Laden and gang are evading the CIA,MOSAD, SEAL for the two decades. BTW who cares if these guys dies attemting to escape? be it a story or not
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-2+32 # kassa 2010-09-01 11:07
Very Good Work for every Sri Lankan.
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-2+37 # suwimal 2010-09-01 11:11
This criminal is an insult to Great right honoroble Olcutt looking over Colombo Fort.
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-3+47 # kalu 2010-09-01 12:19
He is the dealer. Who is the supplier?
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-1+13 # Bakamoona 2010-09-01 13:23
Confiscate all his properties. Good lesson for all black money makers. Thanks for getting rid of this man.
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-0+2 # NISSANKA 2010-09-01 15:41
Good riddance.
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-1+1 # ASHRAFF NAZIM 2010-09-01 14:38
CONGRAGULATIONS TO THE STF FOR FOR SHOWING OTHERS A GOOD LESSON
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-1+1 # IQBAL 2010-09-01 14:42
Let STF DO THE TALKING. good move
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-0+1 # az 2010-09-01 16:14
Should have tied him to a tree instead
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-0+2 # Hane 2010-09-01 17:54
May be he did'nt share the profits with the police!! There are so many dealers still roaming with the police blessings.
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-0+1 # Citizen Kane 2010-09-02 07:48
Wasn't Olcott a supporter of a politico? He was very active during the last elections canvassing for him. So, how could he have been "evading Police for 10 years"?
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