A male suspect and a female suspect arrested with 552 grams and 70 milligrams of heroin

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.