Bangladeshi woman arrested with 32 kgs of heroin worth Rs. 388 mn

16 December 2018 10:09 am

A 23-year old Bangladeshi woman was arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) with 32 kgs of heroin valued at around Rs 388 million in Ratmalana yesterday, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

He said initially the PNB officials had arrested the woman following a tip-off at a restaurant in Dehiwala at around 10.30 a.m on Saturday.

“ The police recovered 1 kg of heroin from the woman’s possession during the raid at the restaurant. Following the questioning of the woman, the PNB officials recovered another 31.3 kilos of heroin from a house at Ratmalana” SP Gunasekera said.

The woman was identified as Surjo Moni and would be produced in the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today.(Darshana Sanjeewa)

 

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