19 July 2021 09:36 am Views - 102
By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya and H.M.Dharmapala
A 30-year old suspect, a brother-in-law of underworld figure ‘Ran Malli’ who is operating from Dubai was arrested with Rs.13.9 million in cash buried inside a house at Hiripitiya in Pannipitiya.
Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana said the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) had arrested the suspect named Dinesh Lakmal following the interrogation of suspects arrested earlier with over 200kg of heroin in the Southern coast. It is learnt that drug traffickers Nadun Chinthaka alias ‘Harak Kata’ and Charith Sandakelum alias ‘Ran Malli’ who are operating from Dubai had been involved in the smuggling of heroin into the country.
The brother-in-law of Ran Malli was operating as the local agent for them to conduct their drug trafficking and peddling and was handling all illegal monetary transactions locally.
The suspect was brought to the PNB for further investigations.