Drug trafficker ‘Bob Marley’ arrested

Drug trafficker ‘Bob Marley’ arrested

September 9, 2021   02:05 pm

Drug trafficker Chaminda Thabrew alias ‘Bob Marley’ has been arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Elpitiya area.

Sri Lanka Police yesterday (September 08) issued a notice seeking assistance from the general public to apprehend the suspect who had been evading arrest.

The 41-year-old, a resident of Malabe and Battaramulla areas, has been identified as the person who allegedly spearheaded the trafficking operation involving over 288 kg of heroin which was unraveled by the Sri Lanka Navy on August 31.

Police said the suspect, who had even cut-off his hair to avoid identification by police, was arrested today (09) at an abandoned house located within a rubber estate in Ketapola, Elpitiya.

Police said that the suspect had got down a person to the aforementioned house in order to cut his long dreadlocks, and that they even discovered his hair which had been placed inside a bag. 

Police have also arrested the suspect’s wife and a friend who had provided him with lodging.

Officers had discovered around 100 grams of heroin in the possession of the suspect at the time of the arrest. 

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