Airport facial recognition leads to arrest of Angoda Lokka’s associate

BIA, April 29 (Daily Mirror) - An associate of organized criminal Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias 'Angoda Lokka', was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake.

Police said the 47-year-old Ellawalage Sarath Kumara alias 'Chitee', was arrested while he was attempting to leave for overseas with a forged passport.

The suspect was arrested after being identified by the Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) installed at the airport departure terminal.

During further investigations, it has been revealed that the suspect is a main associate of Angoda Lokka and also wanted by the Mulleriya police for smuggling ICE drugs.

Also, it was revealed that the suspect has been involved in several other crimes such as shooting and killing a person in the Wellampitiya police area in 2011.

The suspect has been handed over to the Mulleriyawa Police for further investigations.