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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Borella Traffic Police OIC Had Been Critically Injured Due To A Motor Cycle-Defender Collision

The OIC of Borella Traffic Police Unit had been critically injured and hospitalized after the

Motorcycle he was riding in colliding with a high speed Defender Vehicle arrived in front driven by a Businessman at Bambalapitiya area this morning /(24).

The critically injured OIC had been admitted to Intensive care unit (ICU) of the Colombo National Hospital and undergone a surgery there it has been reported.

The White Defender vehicle had fled away from the scene after the accident ,However the driver along with the Defender had been taken in to custody by the Bambalapitiya Police after the driver had been surrendered to the police.

The Defender had been recovered from the businessman's house at "Pagoda "Gardens in Palawatte,Battaramulla.

The suspect is a Businessman residing in Colpetty and he is due to be produced before the Courts .

Bambalapitiya Traffic Unit OIC had faced the incident whilst on the way to an official duty work .

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President Had Visited To Witness The Largest Haul Of Heroin Recovered Yesterday (23)

President Maithripala Sirisena has

today (24)visited Police Anti Narcotic Bureau Office in Colombo to witness the largest haul of Heroin seized from a car park at Colpetty yesterday (23).

President has praised the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials and Police Special Task Force Personal who had involved in the raid for seizing the haul of drugs to protect younger generation .

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Two Persons Arrested With The Largest Haul Of Heroin 294 Kilos And 490 Grammes Recovered From Sri Lanka At A Car Park In Colpetty

Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials

along with Special Police Task Force (STF) Personal have arrested two persons with 294 Kilos and 490 Grammes of Heroin in possession at a Car park near a Super Market Complex in Colpetty (Colombo)last evening (23).

This is the largest haul of Heroin recovered from Sri Lanka upto date surpassing the previous largest haul of Heroin which was 278 Kilo Grammes recovered from Dehiwala last December according to reports .

The haul of Heroin recovered yesterday stored in side two vans parked at the Car park as 272 parcels containing in 10 Bags according to Police.

Officials also taken in to custody Two vans which used to store the haul of Heroin.

The estimated value of the Haul of Heroin recovered is around Rs.2945 million .

The two suspects who are 43 and 32 year old residents of Keselwatte and and Panadura areas had been produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate today (24)and the Magistrate has given permission to Police to question them under detention orders until 01st of March.

The haul of Heroin had been stored in two vans in purpose of selling them it has been revealed.