General · Sri Lanka
Fourteen Individuals Apprehended in Hingurakgoda Heroin Bust
Owlester AI · from 1 source ·
Fourteen people were arrested in Hingurakgoda for heroin possession during a special operation. The suspects, including 13 youths, were apprehended by the Hingurakgoda Police and the Sri Lanka Air Force Base, with heroin seized from their possession. The main suspect is believed to have run a large-scale drug trafficking network using WhatsApp.
Key facts
- Fourteen individuals arrested for heroin possession.
- Nine from Minneriya, three from Hingurakgoda, two from Medirigiriya.
- 10 grams and 600 milligrams of heroin seized.
- 13 of the arrested are youths allegedly addicted to heroin.
- Main suspect allegedly operated a large-scale drug trafficking network using WhatsApp.
- Arrested individuals to be produced before the Hingurakgoda Magistrate's Court.