Nine kilograms of heroin seized from Wanathamulla
Posted by Editor on July 16, 2014 - 2:35 pm
Police have recovered 9Kgs of heroin during a raid from Wanathamulla, Borella. The haul has been seized from different locations in Wanathamulla over the last few days, Borella police said.
The street value of the narcotics is approximately Rs. 60 million, Police said. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the bust and they will be produced before the Maligakanda Magistrate courts.
Police claimed that the heroin was hidden in cement buckets with cement poured over it to conceal the drugs.
(Ada Derana)
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