71-year-old arrested with heroin worth over Rs 8 million

71-year-old arrested with heroin worth over Rs 8 million

November 28, 2018   08:14 pm

A 71-year-old man in possession of a haul of heroin valued at over Rs. 8 million has been arrested by police at Honnanthara in Piliyandala.

The suspect was arrested this evening with 700 grams of heroin during a raid carried out based on information received by Piliyandala Police.

The arrested suspect, a 71-year-old resident of Honnanthara South in Piliyandala, is to be produced at the Kesbewa Magistrate Court tomorrow (29).

Piliyandala Police is conducting further investigations.

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