Museum robbery main suspect arrested

27 October 2012 05:47 pm Views - 3674

The main suspect in the theft of artefacts from National Museum in Colombo was arrested by a special CID team on Saturday, police said.

They said the suspect Lansage Priyantha Mendis alias ‘Kan Getta’, was taken into custody while he was working as a mason at a tourist hotel in Negombo.

“The suspect is now being questioned about his involvement in the robbery,” the Police headquarters said in a statement.