16 November 2018 12:02 pm
Police said the suspects were arrested while they were transporting the drug in a three-wheeler at the Galewela junction following a tip-off.
During the raid, officers found heroin weighing 1.947 kg in the three-wheeler. The suspects, 61 and 51 years old, are residents of Wellapitiya area.
The three-wheeler and two scales used for weighting the drug were taken into custody.
The suspects are to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate today and the PNB is seeking a detention order for seven days for further inquiries, officials said. (Darshana Sanjeewa)