Six Arrested with Narcotics and Fake Currency

Six Arrested with Narcotics and Fake Currency

by Staff Writer 26-04-2026 | 12:51 PM


COLOMBO (News 1st) - Six suspects have been arrested with narcotics and counterfeit currency notes in Ratmalana and Imbulgoda. 

According to the police, 91g and 200mg of "Ice" or Crystal Methamphetamine along with two counterfeit Rs. 5,000 currency notes and twenty-one counterfeit Rs. 2,000 currency notes were seized during the operation.

The arrested suspects are aged 25, 29, 30, 32, 35, and 52 who are residents of Imbulgoda, Dehipitiya, Pelanda, and Ratmalana.

The raid was carried out based on a tip-off received, and the Mount Lavinia Police are conducting investigations into the incident.