W’pitiya OIC’s wife in court; remanded till Jan.8


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The Wellampitiya Police OIC’s wife who was arrested on Wednesday on charges of peddling heroin was yesterday produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Magistrate Thilina Gamage and detained till January 8.

Colombo Crime Division detectives told Court that on December 31 three suspects were arrested by the Police Organised Crime Investigation Division on charges of possessing heroin.

When being question they had revealed that they purchased the heroin from the Wellampitiya Police OIC’s wife Ranasinghe Arachchige Roshanie Chandrakanthi.

The police said investigations had also revealed that the OIC and his wife were involved in peddling heroin and that they needed to be questioned further on the charge of having possessed 42.372 grammes of heroin and dealing in them.

On Tuesday the police checked the official quarters of the Wellampitiya OIC M. Bandara Munasinghe .and recovered 26.5 grammes of heroin. He was produced in court earlier and detained till January 6. (T. Farook Thajudeen)



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