Suspect Arrested in Ja-Ela with Nearly 5kg of Ice and Heroin

COLOMBO (News 1st); A suspect has been arrested in Ja-Ela along with 4 kilograms and 850 grams of ice (methamphetamine) and 161 grams of heroin.

Police stated that the operation was carried out based on information received by the Peliyagoda Division Crime Investigation Bureau.

The arrest was made based on details disclosed during the interrogation of a suspect who was previously arrested in Peliyagoda.

Police added that the stock of narcotics was found hidden inside a rented house in the Ja-Ela area.