Police News

A group of officers of the Agunukolapalassa police station who was on duty at the entrance of the Southern Expressway, Agunukolapalassa, stopped a lorry which was travelling from Agunukolapalassa area towards Colombo early in the morning on 08.12.2024 and inspected it. Even though the lorry is a fully covered lorry with a freezer, the officers have taken steps to open it and carry out a complete inspection and have been able to seize 1950 kg of beef packed inside. The officers also arrested a cab that came as an escort vehicle of the lorry and arrested three suspects aged 21, 19 and 37 who were in the vehicle and brought them to the police station. Based on the information revealed after the arrest, officers including the Officer in charge went to the Debokkawa area of the Weerakatiya Police area to find the slaughterhouse and raided the forested area where the place is located and proceeded to seize another small lorry with a freezer along with two suspects, aged 43 and 45, who were staying in the slaughterhouse, have been arrested.The heads and skins of 12 slaughtered cows were also found in the premises. Further investigations are being carried out by the Police Station-Agunukolapalassa.

Best Wishes from the Sri Lanka Police to Police Inspector A.V Suneth Chandana Abeygunasekara and Police Inspector K.G Sarath of the Sri Lanka Police Archery Team who won gold and silver medals in two events in the tournament!

Based on a piece of information uncovered, the officers of the Police Special Task Force Intelligence Division inspected the premises of the Officer of the Medical Officer of Health in Meethotamulla, Wellampitiya on 08.12.2024.A high-tech pistol manufactured in a foreign country and two magazines used for the said pistol were found hidden under a container placed behind the office, and the weapon was subsequently handed over to the Wellampitiya Police Station for further investigation. The Wellampitiya Police Station is conducting further investigations on the suspicion that this modern firearm may have been hidden without safety with the motive of committing homicide in the near future.

As per the complained received to Police Station, Jaffna, gold jewellery worth Four million and One Hundred Thousand was missing from a house in the Police Area, since 06- 12- 2024. Jaffna Headquarters Police initiated an investigation and a suspect was arrested on the same day. It has been revealed through the further interrogation and information that has already been disclosed that the suspect is the criminal who committed a number of burglaries reported in Jaffna, Kopai and AchchuveliPolice Areas since 2022. Accordingly, it has been identified that a series of robberies i. e. theft of gold jewellery worth more than One Million and Four Hundred Thousand reported to Police Station, Jaffna on 08 – 05 -2023, theft of gold jewellery worth around One Million and Nine Hundred Thousand from a house in Achchuveli in the night of 04 – 11 – 2022, and theft of gold jewellery worth around Twelve Million, and Rupees Thirty One Thousand in cash on 28 – 11 -2024, have been committed by the suspect in the custody. As directed by the suspect, the Police offices accompanied him on 07 – 12 – 2024 to a house of his relative to uncover the stolen jewellery which have been buried by the suspect. Then he attempted to throw a live grenade hidden there towards the Police officers. The Police officers acted immediately and prevented a massive destruction, and then took the suspect back to the police station with the live hand grenade. Having presented the suspect before the court, the Police obtained detention orders to uncover the stolen jewellery as well as to disclose information on the crimes he has committed. Further investigations are conducted in this connection.

During the day patrol conducted by the officers of the Police Station, Ja-Ela, in the area on 07-12-2024 searching information on criminals, received a piece of information was received about a 37-year-old person residing at 05th Lane, Krushwatta, Kotugoda area afternoon, who smuggle drugs. Measure have been taken by the Police Officers to arrest the suspect without any delay, and when the suspect was arrested, 506 grams of heroin was in his possession. The suspect, who is in the custody of the Police Station, Ja-Ela, was produced before the court. Having obtained detention orders, further investigations will be conducted in this connection.

Officers of the Nuwara Eliya Police Station were able to arrest on the same day the murderer who stole about ten million rupees from the depot office having murdered an 85-year-old security guard on the dawn of 06.12.2024 at the Nuwara Eliya SLTB depot using a sharp weapon along with the clothes, and knife used for committing homicide.The 34-year-old cashier of the depot and a 41-year-old bus driver were directly involved in this crime, and it has been revealed during the investigation that they got a 55-year-old man from the Pattipola area involved for the homicide as per their plan.Accordingly, all three suspects were arrested on the same day and produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court on 07.12.2024. The Court remanded them in custody until 19.12.2024.The Nuwara Eliya Police Station is carrying out further investigations regarding this crime.

By making complaints to the police stations in the Nugegoda Police Division, many of the three-wheeler drivers have complained that an individual or a group of people has conducted robberies by intoxicating the drivers of hired three-wheelers. As per the statements of the drivers, they were offered a soft drink or a short eat by the passenger while on the way, and they became unconscious after consuming the foods they were offered. When they regained their consciousness, they found all their money and jewelry were robbed, and no passenger could also be found.The police officers of the Southern Crime Division in the Western Province have made a strong effort to find the criminals involved in this series of events and have arrested four suspects on 07.12.2024 in the Malwatta area of the Police Division-Fort in connection with this incident.During further interrogation, the suspects have also stated that they have conducted robberies and stolen money and jewelry as above by intoxicating the three-wheeler drivers in the police areas of Maharagama, Athurugiriya, Kananke, Weligama, Nawalapitiya, Katugastota, Wattegama, Nanuoya, and Kahawatta.Officers were able to recover some of the stolen gold jewelry that had been melted.The suspects are in 43,45,48 and 49 years of age and are the residents of Galle, Badulla, Werellagama and Maradana respectively.Further investigations are being carried out by the Southern Crime Division in Western Province.

On the morning of 07.12.2024, a group of police officers in Police Station Katunayake conducted a raid after receiving information about an illegal distillery operating in a forest area of Madu River in Katunayake Police Area. During the raid a person in possession of 19 barrels containing approximately 3,591,000 ml of Goda, a substance used for illicit alcohol production was arrested. The suspect is 61 years of age and a resident of Heenatiyana area.Further investigations have been carried out by the Police Station, Katunayake to arrest other suspects who were in link with this racket.

On the morning of 08.12.2024, a team of officers of Central Anti Vice Striking Unit – Walana launched a search operation on the upper part of Hambegamuwa Tank, based on a piece of information uncovered by the officers of the said Unit. They were able to find a cannabis cultivation of nearly one acre with about 18,000 cannabis plants growing up to a height of around 03 feet.A 52-year-old suspect from Thanamalwila area who had been living within the cultivation was arrested and presented to the Hambegamuwa Police Station and the officers destroyed the cultivation by setting fire to it.

A person has been arrested by a team of Police Officers of the Borella Police Station at Gorakagaha Road area of the Borella Police Area along with Heroin in his possession It was reported that the seized amount of heroin is 132 grams and 320 milligrams. The suspect is a 34-year-old resident of the Colombo 13 area and is employed as a postman at a post office in the Kotahena area of Colombo. Further Investigations are being carried out by the Borella Police Station with regard to the suspect.