Hotel raid for Sewwandi leads to surprise bust

• Police seized a stock of Methamphetamine (ICE), Kush, and Kerala Ganja and two luxury cars, several mobile phones, a stock of jewellery, five power banks belonging to the two suspects

By B.G. Chaturanga   

 Police carried out a raid on a hotel in Anuradhapura town on information that the absconding suspect Ishara Sewwandi wanted in connection with the murder of Ganemulle Sanjeewa was staying at the hotel, to find that it was a misidentification, but arrested the woman with similar countenance of Ishara Sewwandi and a former Army Major in her company who had in their possession a stock of illegal intoxicants..   
 Police said they seized a stock of Methamphetamine (ICE), Kush, and Kerala Ganja and two luxury cars, several mobile phones, a stock of jewellery, five power banks belonging to the two suspects.   
 The 33 year old woman and the former Major were residents of Kurunegala area.   
A police team under OIC Anuradhapura Division Crime Investigation Unit, CI Nuwan Wickremesinghe had carried out the raid on information from police intelligence.   
 Police had obtained the services of the Police Kennel Unit to carry out the raid. Investigations revealed that the two suspects were involved in the contraband trade of dealing in intoxicants and that the former Major had been carrying on the racket since long and was arrested earlier for similar offences.   
 The suspects were to be produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate.