The raiding party detained the two suspects along with a vehicle carrying 45 kgs and 376 grammes of heroin. DIG Rohana said that they believe the heroin was being taken to Tissamaharama from Weligama. “We are probing the possibility of Weligama being the centre of a major drug distribution cartel,” DIG Rohana said. DIG Rohana alleged that Chintaka was a close associate of notorious criminal Angoda Lokka whose death in India due to poisoning was confirmed by the Indian police recently. During yesterday’s briefing DIG Rohana asserted that the arrested soldier and the deserter had been middlemen and investigations were underway to ascertain their involvement.

Source: The Nation February 26, 2021 00:11 UTC