The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested an individual, identified as an associate of the drug kingpin Saima, for the possession of crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as Ice) .The arrest was made during a raid conducted by the STF near the Ratmalana railway station, during which 15 grams and 5 milligrams of Ice were found in the suspects possession, along with drug money to the tune of Rs.
211,000.The raid was carried out based on a tip-off received by the Special Operations Unit of the STF, the police said.Accordingly, the suspect, identified as a 43-year-old resident of Angulana, is believed to be a relative of Saima, an ill-famed drug trafficker known in the Dehiwala, Mt.
Lavinia and Ratmalana areas, and has been handed over to the Mt.
Lavinia Police Station for further investigations.