Two suspects nabbed with heroin valued at Rs. 23 mn

16 November 2018 12:02 pm

Two suspects were arrested with heroin valued at Rs.23.3 million by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) today at Mulleriyawa.

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)