“Kudu Chamara” arrested at BIA
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 25, 2014 - 2:17 pm
Thusitha Chamara alias “Kudu Chamara” has been arrested by the Terrorist Investigations Division today at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while he was trying to flee the country under a fake identity. The suspect is now being held and questioned.
He was arrested on 20 June for the possession of 500g of heroin and was remanded. The suspect was admitted to the Mahara hospital due to an illness while in custody from where he escaped and was in the run.
(Ceylon Today)
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