(UTV|COLOMBO) – A suspect has been arrested for being in possession of 1.3 kilograms of heroin in Vavuniya.
The heroin haul, seized by the Settikulam Police is estimated to be worth 10 million rupees.
The suspect was taken into custody while on board a private bus plying from Colombo to Mannar.
The suspect is a 24-year old man from Pooneryn.
During interrogations, he had revealed that he had obtained the haul of heroin from a dealer and was intending on selling it to persons in Vavuniya.
He is scheduled to be produced before the Vavuniya Magistrate today while the Settikulam Police is conducting further investigations over the incident.