A Drug Suspect Was Shot And Killed When He Attempted To Escape From Police Custody

A 34 year old suspect who was arrested last evening  (11) by the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officers with 33 Grammes and 600 Mili Grammes of Heroin in possession in front of Galle Urban Council had  shot and killed by the Police  when he had attempted to escape from police custody whilst taking him to the Judicial Medical Officer  (JMO0 of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital .

Police officers had shot at him when he pulled the Police officers with him away and attempted to run away .The suspect had succumbed to his injuries on admission to Karapitiya Hospital it has been reported.

The suspect was a resident of Jambugaswatte ,Poddala area and he had 04 pending legal cases in Courts against him over smuggling Heroin.