(UTV|COLOMBO) – The owner of the boat allegedly used to transfer the stock of 231 kilograms of heroin seized on Thursday (06) has been arrested in Yatiyanthota with Rs. 1.5 million in cash, the Police Spokesperson said.
The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) had arrested two persons in Beruwala – Balapitiya beach on Wednesday (05) night, with the second largest haul of heroin ever seized in the country.
The two suspects, 38-year-old Dilip Prasanna and 34-year-old Mohamed Farzan, residents of Beruwala, were arrested in connection with the massive haul of drug.
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