A person in possession of 507g of heroin and 501g of narcotic Ice was arrested by the officers of Anuradhapura police station in the afternoon of 10.05.2025 at the Wanni Thammannawa area. The 30-year-old suspect was a resident of Wannikulam in Anuradhapura. Further investigations regarding the suspect have been carried out by Anuradhapura police station.
It was reported on 04.05.2025 that a properly licensed gunpowder storehouse owned by a private businessman located in the village named Alahena in the Damana Police Area of Ampara had been broken into and a stock of detonators, detonating cords and water gel had been stolen. Several police teams and intelligence units were deployed to immediately arrest the suspects involved in the incident, and based on information uncovered, the Ampara Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau was able to arrest four suspects on the night of 05.05.2025 and on the dawn of 06.05.2025. Based on information obtained from the suspects, 4100 stolen detonators, a box containing 25 rolls of 10-meter detonating cords and 45 kilograms of water gel (9 packets each containing 40 sticks) have also been taken into police custody. The Ampara Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau is conducting further investigations into the four 24, 32, 39, and 56 year old residents of Hingurana, Damana, Alahena areas and the quantity of explosives.
A suspect who provided accommodation to two suspects on the previous and following days of 03.05.2025, on which the shooting took place, at Meetiyagoda killing two people, has been taken into custody by the Special Operations Unit Southern Province of the Police Special Task Force on 06.05.2025 at Weragoda, Meetiyagoda and produced to the Meetiyagoda Police Station. The suspect is a 46-year-old resident of the Weragama area. The Meetiyagoda Police Station is conducting further investigations into the suspect.
The Organized Crime Prevention Unit of the Police Special Task Force arrested two persons on the night of 05.05.2025 for the possession of 30 grams of the narcotic Ice, and later it has been uncovered that they are two suspects who aided and abetted the shooting reported from the Hirana area in Panadura on 29.04.2025. After finding out through investigations that they are close associates of an organized criminal and a drug trafficker living abroad, it has been further revealed that they had provided a firearm and a van for the purpose of transportation to the suspects who were directly involved in the shooting incident in the Hirana area. The two 21 and 25-year-old suspects, who are residents of Maradana and Colombo 13, have been produced to the Police Station Kompagngna Veediya for further investigations.
The main suspect, Lattuwahandi Sujeewa Ruwan Kumara Silva alias Loku Patty, an organized criminal who masterminded the crime of killing two people, including the person named Club Wasantha, and injuring four other people in the Athurugiriya Police Area on 08.07.2024, was brought to this country from the Katunayake Airport on the morning of 04.05.2025. Since many criminals and suspects involved in organized crime and drug trafficking remain abroad, the International Criminal Police Organization has issued red notices for their arrest at the request and as per the investigations of the Sri Lanka Police. This individual who had been wanted as the main suspect in connection with many grave crimes committed in this country was recently arrested from the Republic of Belarus by the security forces of the said country. It has been revealed that he had handled, aided and abetted the following crimes while hiding abroad – • A case is pending in the High Court Kalutara on the possession and trafficking of 23 grams of heroin in the Welipenna Police Area on 21.05.2016. • A case is pending in the Magistrate’s Court Kesbewa on committing homicide and causing grievous hurt by shooting in the Piliyandala Police Area on 09.05.2017. • A case is pending in the High Court Kalutara on the possession and trafficking of 299 grams of heroin on 15.06.2017. • A case is pending in the Magistrate’s Court Matugama on the possession of a live grenade manufactured in a foreign country and a locally manufactured revolver and ammunition in the Welipenna Police Area on 08.01.2021. Furthermore, the following cases are also pending in Courts against this person named Loku Peti. – • Shooting and causing injuries to a person in the Ahungalla Police Area on 24.08.2022. • Shooting and killing a person in the Ahungalla Police Area on 23.09.2022. • Shooting and killing a person with a T-56 firearm in the Ahungalla Police Area on 12.10.2022. • Shooting and killing two people and causing injuries to four people in the Athurugiriya Police Area on 08.07.2024. Facts regarding this person will be reported to the court and extensive investigations are scheduled to be held having detained the suspect.
Officers of the Western Province Southern District Crime Division have arrested another suspect who aided and abetted the shooting and killing of the person named Dan Priyasad from Kolonnawa on the evening of 03.052025. The motorcycle, a helmet, two mobile phones and two SIM cards used in the crime, were found in the possession of the suspect. The suspect is a 28-year-old resident of the Kolonnawa area. The suspect identified as the shooter in the murder case was arrested by the Western Province Southern District Crime Division on 02.05.2025. The said suspect is interrogated having detained for 48 hours and further investigations are underway.
The Sri Lanka Police conducts regular operations under the instructions of the Acting Inspector General of Police in order to eradicate illegal drugs from the country. Police officers, in accordance with their oath, perform their duties with immense dedication and enthusiasm while handling court proceedings and investigations related to arrested drug traffickers. A total of 494 kilograms and 48 grams of seized heroin, for which the legal proceedings have concluded, was taken to the Palaviya area in Puttalam under tight police security and destroyed in the incinerator belonging to INSEE Cement Company on 28.04.2025. This stock of heroin includes 250kg and 996g of heroin apprehended in possession of six foreign individuals during a raid conducted by the officers of Sri Lanka Navy and Police Narcotic Bureau on 15.12.2021 and 243 kg 052g of heroin apprehended in possession of 07 foreign suspects during a raid conducted by the officers of Sri Lanka Navy and Police Narcotic Bureau on 19.04.2022. RELATED LINKS HE The President Ministry of Public Security Department of Immigration & Emigration Department of Registration of Persons National Dangerous Drugs Control Board National Police Academy CONTACT US Police Headquarters, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. (+94) 11 2421111 (+94) 11-2440584 Facebook Tiktok Youtube Instagram Linkedin X-twitter
A 27-year-old individual was arrested for keeping in possession of 13 kg and 372 g of heroin and 3 kg and 580 g of ice in a house in the Kotikawatta area of Wellampitiya on 26.04.2025 by the police officers in Malambe Police Station. The raid was conducted upon a piece of information disclosed and the suspect has been identified as a resident of Korathota in Kaduwela area. Further investigations have been initiated by the Wellampitiya Police Station to disclose information regarding the suspect and the drug trafficking network connected to him.
In recent times, there have been a number of CCTV footages in circulation of how suspects were coming to commit various crimes, including shootings and murders, reported from various parts of the country, wearing helmets to hide their identities. Wearing a helmet is only necessary when riding a motorcycle and that is to prevent fatal injuries to one’s head during an accident. If a person is wearing a helmet without riding a motorcycle, and behaving suspiciously, the Police Headquarters has instructed all police officers to take immediate action to check the relevant person.
The officers of the Colombo Central Division Criminal Investigation Bureau have arrested an individual in possession of 222g and 330 mg of ice near the B.C.C. Bridge in Maradana on the night of 22.04.2025 and have produced him to the Maradana Police Station. The respective suspect was arrested based on information disclosed by another suspect who was under interrogation and detained at this bureau under a detention order. According to the information uncovered by the respective suspect, two additional individuals were arrested in possession of 109 g and 240 mg of ice as well as 44g and 870 mg of ice, respectively, in the Kotahena Police area and have been brought to the Maradana Police Station. Further investigations have been carried out by the Colombo Central Division Criminal Investigation Bureau regarding these three suspects who are between the ages of 25 and 30.