A raid conducted in the Kattuwa area of the Negombo Police Division, based on intelligence regarding a drug trafficking operation carried out using online money transfers, has led to the arrest of two suspects along with various narcotics, police said.
The suspects were apprehended yesterday (21) by officers of the Negombo Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau and handed over to the Negombo Police Station alone with the seized narcotics.
During the operation, police had seized 1 kilogram and 34 grams of Hashish, 7 grams and 420 milligrams of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘Ice’, and 8 grams and 860 milligrams of heroin.
Police also had recovered Rs. 351,200 in cash, suspected to be proceeds from drug trafficking, along with two cars believed to have been used in the illegal operation.
The arrested suspects, aged 29 and 31, are residents of Mount Lavinia and Udugampola, according to police.
Further investigations are being carried out by the Negombo Police.
