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25-year-old jailed with cache of heroin worth Rs. 60mn

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Maligawatta Police have arrested a man who was transporting a cache of heroin to the tune of Rs.
60 million.Acting on a tip-off they had received, Maligawatta police officers managed to make the arrest while the contraband was being transported to the Grandpass area.Accordingly, 1kg and 150g of heroin and ill-gotten money amounting to Rs.
750,000 were found on the suspect at the time of the arrest.The 25-year-old from the Wellampitiya area is reportedly a close associate of notorious criminal gang leader Keselwatta Dinuka who is currently in hiding in Dubai.He is slated to be produced before Maligakanda No.
2 Court today (11).




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