The son of former notorious underworld leader “Soththi Upali” has been arrested by police while in possession of over 2.5 kg of heroin and a weapon at Katubedda, Ada Derana reporter said.
Arambawelage Don Lakshitha Prasanna, 41, was arrested at around 10.15 a.m. this morning (02) following a raid carried out by the Colombo district anti-vice unit at Thuduwamulla, Katubedda in the Moratumulla police division.
Police officers seized 2 kg and 549 g of heroin as well as a foreign-manufactured ‘repeater’ firearm from the possession of the suspect.
The suspect, a resident of Rawathawatte in Moratuwa, is reportedly the son of “Soththi Upali,”one of the most well-known underworld gangsters in Sri Lanka in the late eighties. Upalihad been gunned down in 1998 at Bokundara.
The arrested suspect has been handed over to Moratumulla Police and is expected to be produced before the Moratuwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (03).
Moratumulla Police is conducting further investigations.
