The Police Special Task Force (STF) has apprehended a former soldier of the Sri Lanka Army’s Special Forces Regiment (SF), listed as a deserter, while in the possession of ‘Ice’ (Crystal Methamphetamine) drugs and ammunition during a special operation in the Yakatuwa area of Minuwangoda.
The suspect, who has been identified as a 34-year-old resident of Katupotha, was arrested by the Organized Crime Prevention Unit of the Police STF.
At the time of his arrest, the suspect was in possession of 8 grams of ‘Ice’ drugs, 5 pieces of army uniform clothing and 6 rounds of 9mm ammunition, police said.
Police revealed that the arrested suspect is an army deserter.
The arrest follows an incident on August 20, in which the suspect is accused of assaulting a Police STF officer and damaging a vehicle after a road accident involving the officer and his jeep in the Katupotha area. The arrested individual has been identified as the main suspect in the case, according to police.
Meanwhile, police have also arrested three other suspects in connection with the same assault incident.
They have been produced before the Narammala Magistrate’s Court and have been remanded until August 26, pending further investigations, police said.
