05 kilograms and 416 grams of heroin along with nearly 10 million rupees arrested

A team of officers from the Organised Crime Prevention Unit 1 of the Special Task Force arrested a suspect, in possession of 05 kilograms and 416 grams of heroin, and five other suspects, who aided and abetted the said smuggling, during a raid conducted on the morning of 07.11.2025 in the Godagama area of Hikkaduwa.

The raid was carried out based on a piece of information revealed, and Rs. 10,811,500/=, suspected to be earned through drug trafficking, could be found during the raid.

The suspect in possession of drugs is a 47 year-old resident of the Seenigama area of Hikkaduwa. Other suspects are 32 and 51-year-old residents of Ahangama, Galle, Thelwatta, and Wathugedara areas.

Information has been revealed that this stock of drugs was received from a fishing vessel, and permission has been obtained from the Honourable Court to detain the said suspects at the Hikkaduwa Police Station for further investigation.