Author name: Tharindu Withanage

Officers at the Dungalpitiya Police Station were able to seize 1943 kilograms of beedi leaves illegally brought into the country without paying duty. This stock of beedi leaves was found while inspecting a suspicious lorry in the Kapungoda sea area of the Dangalpitiya Police Division in the morning of 07.11.2025. The driver was arrested for not having a proper license, and the stock of beedi leaves was taken into police custody. The suspect driver is a resident of the Pitipana area in Negombo. The Dungalpitiya Police Station is conducting further investigations into this to find other suspects involved in the racket.

Crime Branch of Pettah Police Station conducted an investigation on the crime of breaking into a jewelry establishment in Hettiweediya of Pettah Police Area on October 25, 2025 and stealing a stock of gold and silver jewellery worth nearly Seven Million Rupees. A suspect was arrested on 06. 11. 2025 while he was hiding in the Pupuressa Police Area of Gampola.   The stolen silver jewellery approximately 03 kilograms and gold pieces approximately 10 grams have already been recovered. The suspect has been produced before the Court. Further investigation has conducted by the Pettah Police Station to recover the remaining items of gold and silver stolen. An extensive measures have been taken to arrest persons who aided and abetted the crime.

The Kelaniya Divisional Anti-Corruption Unit raided a house in the Wekanda Watta area of the Homagama Police Division on 05.11.2025 and arrested a suspect with 01 kg 489 grams of heroin. The raid was conducted based on information revealed during a tour of the Kelaniya Division to collect information on drugs and the suspect was arrested while trying to flee with the drugs. While on their way to raid the house, the team of officers also checked a suspicious person who was walking on a nearby road and that person was also found to be in possession of 688 grams of ice drugs. A woman who was in the house in question has been arrested for drug trafficking along with an electronic scale. The suspect who was carrying the drugs is a 24-year-old resident of Eriyaketiya – Kiribathgoda. The suspect who was arrested with 01 kilogram and 489 grams is a 24-year-old youth from Pallegama, Homagama. It has been revealed that the suspect is a 22-year-old resident of Lunawa, Moratuwa. The Homagama Headquarters Police are to detain the three and conduct further investigations. 

The Sri Lanka Police have observed a rising number of complaints regarding financial frauds committed via the Internet, particularly through social media platforms such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and other online communication networks. It has been reported that individuals are being deceived through fraudulent schemes, where perpetrators obtain confidential information such as bank account details, usernames, passwords, and QR codes under false pretences often by promising online job opportunities or offering monetary transactions through various accounts. Recently, there has been a significant increase in large-scale scams conducted via the Internet, where victims are misled by false promises of foreign employment and higher education opportunities in European countries. This trend has been particularly prevalent in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The Police Media Division therefore urges the public to exercise caution and vigilance when using the Internet, and to seek employment or higher education opportunities only through government approved and registered institutions, such as the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). The public is further advised to adhere to the following safety measures when engaging online: • Do not respond to or trust offers made by unknown individuals or unverified social media groups claiming to provide sources of income through platforms such as Telegram or WhatsApp. • Avoid using or downloading Internet extensions or scanning QR codes shared by unknown persons or social media groups. • Refrain from transferring money to unknown accounts, sharing banking information, or allowing others to use your personal bank accounts. • Never disclose sensitive information such as account numbers, passwords, or one-time passcodes (OTPs) to anyone. • Be cautious when installing mobile applications or using Internet tools offered by unknown sources, and do not grant access permissions to your electronic devices without verifying their authenticity.

As part of the island wide implementation of the “Ratama Ekata” national mission, all government institutions are working together to eradicate the growing drug menace in the country. The Sri Lanka Police is playing a direct and active role in this initiative by carrying out various programs aimed at preventing drug trafficking, particularly those targeting school children. In line with this mission, schools across the country, under the leadership of principals and staff, have also launched numerous drug prevention programs to protect students and promote a drug-free environment. To strengthen these efforts, the Police Kennels Division will assist in conducting drug detection and search operations at the school level.  If such assistance is required, the principal of the respective school may contact the Director of the Sri Lanka Police Kennels Division to obtain the necessary support. Contact Details:Director – Police Kennels DivisionMobile: 071-8591816Landline: 081-2233429  

Based on information received regarding drug-related activities, officers from the Wellampitiya Police Station conducted a raid in the Megodakolonnawa area of Wellampitiya on the night of 03.11. 2025 and during the raid, they arrested a suspect in possession of 12 kilograms and 212 grams of Ash.  The suspect is a 54 year old resident of the same area. The suspect is to be produced before the Court on 04.11.2025 and further investigations are being carried out by the Wellampitiya Police Station.  

Two teams of the Central Anti-Vice Striking Force – Walana arrested a 29-year-old male and a 36-year-old woman in possession of 552 grams and 70 milligrams of heroin at Gammanpila in Bandaragama of Panadura Police Division on 03.11.2025. The 36-year-old female suspect was arrested in a raid conducted at the Puwakaramba area in Gammanpila that evening, and she was in possession of 301 grams and 580 milligrams of heroin. They have been able to apprehend the 29-year-old suspect on the morning of the said day near the entrance of the Gammanpila Sailabimbharama Temple while transporting narcotic ice on a motorcycle. Police have seized an amount of Rs. 131,000 suspected to have been earned from drug trafficking from their possession. Further investigations are scheduled to be conducted on the male and female suspects having detained them under detention orders after producing them before the court.

Two suspects have been arrested by the officers of Wattala Police Station at night on 02.11.2025 for allegedly engaging in disorderly conduct by verbally abusing and threatening a female Buddhist monk near the Ratnaavali Bhikshuni Aramaya in the Kerawalapitiya area, Wattala. A video of the incident, showing the suspects verbally abusing and threatening the female Buddhist monk, is widely circulating on social media, and having been informed by the Wattala Police Station, the police officers who were on night patrol have arrested the two suspects for allegedly engaging in disorderly conduct in a public place. The suspects are 58 and 67 years old and are residents of the Wattala area. They are expected to be produced before the Welisara Magistrate’s Court on 03.11.2025.

Southern Province Special Operations Unit of Police Special Task Force arrested a person for keeping possession of 60 grams and 150 milligrams of Heroin in Pattihena of  Gandara Police Area on 02. 11. 2025. He was handed him over to Kotwila Police Narcotics Bureau. Facts have been revealed that this quantity of drugs was obtained from drug consignment brought by sea. The suspect is a 29-year-old resident of the same area. Officers of Special Operations Division III of Police Special Task Force conducted a raid near Peiris Mawatha, Werahera, Boralesgamuwa on the same day, and arrested a person for keeping possession of 51 grams of 360 milligrams of ice dug. A sum of Rs. 445,000/- suspected to have been earned through drug trafficking has also found in the custody of the suspect. The suspect was handed over to Boralesgamuwa Police Station for further investigation. It has been revealed that this 33-year-old suspect is one of the key henchmen of a large-scale drug trafficker who is in custody. A suspect for keeping possession of 52 grams and 780 milligrams of ice drug in Jimpanawattha, Divulapitiya has been arrested during a raid conducted by the officers of Police Special Task Force Minuwangoda camp. The suspect was handed over to Divulapitiya Police Station for further investigation. It has been revealed that the 34-year-old suspect is a deserter of Sri Lanka Army. Police officers have found several pieces of military uniform in the possession of the suspect. Those items have been taken into police custody.