15 September 2021 08:50 pm Views - 1575
Five suspects have been arrested while two policemen sustained injuries during a raid on a heroin hideout at Dematagoda this evening, police said.
Six policemen attached to the Colombo Crimes Division led by a Sub Inspector of Police engages in the operation to arrest a drug trafficker following a tip off at Kalipulla in Dematagoda, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.
During the raid, the officers arrested a suspect with 10g of heroin during the raid.
However, a group of supporters of the suspect started attacking the policemen with clubs and projectiles to snatch the suspect from the police custody. During the melee, one of the policeman opened fire towards the air.
The policemen also arrested four accomplices of the drug trafficker soon after the scuffle.
Two policemen injured in the incident were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, the spokesman said.(DSB)