British woman held for drugs in Sri Lanka could be linked to famous UK case
2025-05-20
Within a day of Bella May Culley being arrested at a Georgian airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg ofContinue Reading
Death sentence given to 3 individuals
2025-05-16
Three suspects arrested in connection with the large haul of drugs recovered off the coast of Beruwala in December 2018Continue Reading
Police bust Instagram drug party
2025-03-24
The Police have busted a party organized via Instagram, during which several youths from Colombo were arrested for the useContinue Reading
Suspect caught hiding drugs in bottle caps for online sales
2025-03-02
A suspect has been arrested for discreetly concealing drugs inside caps of soft drink bottles for online sales in Maradankadawala. Continue Reading
Drug trafficking & underworld activities in prisons : New order
2024-12-30
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to take immediate measures to suppress drug trafficking and underworld activities that areContinue Reading
Russian arrested smuggling Rs. 10 mn worth of ‘Kush’ at BIA
2024-12-24
A Russian national who attempted to smuggle a stock of “Kush” drugs worth approximately Rs. 10 million, cleverly concealed inContinue Reading
Large hauls of drugs seized in two areas
2024-12-11
The Police have seized large hauls of narcotics in two separate areas today. A suspect has been arrested with aContinue Reading
Over 300 local medicines approved for procurement
2024-12-03
Over 300 locally manufactured medicines and medical supplies are set to be procured following Cabinet approval for a one-year period.Continue Reading
Drug smuggling : Seven Iranians sentenced to life by Colombo HC
2024-11-28
Seven Iranian nationals have been sentenced to life for transporting over 425 kilos of heroin by boat in the seasContinue Reading
Suspect arrested for bribing Mattakuliya Cop for drug peddling
2024-10-17
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000 per month with the ActingContinue Reading
22-year-old wanted over STF incident detained at Airport
2024-08-28
Nadeen Basik, the son of alleged drug trafficker Shiran Basik, was arrested by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department atContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Police to rehabilitate 12,500 drug users
2024-06-20
Approximately 1,500 youth have been rehabilitated from drug use through a new Police programme, Inspector General of Police Deshabandu TennakoonContinue Reading
Underworld figure ‘Midigama Ruwan’ extradited to Sri Lanka
2024-05-31
Underworld figure Ruwan Jayasekara alias ‘Midigama Ruwan’ who is involved in the international drug network has been arrested and broughtContinue Reading
9 Pakistani nationals sentenced in 2020 drug case
2024-05-16
Nine Pakistani nationals who were arrested in 2020 on charges of smuggling a large cache of drugs have been sentencedContinue Reading
Large stock of drugs seized in Modara
2024-03-13
The Police have seized a stock of narcotics, estimated to be around Rs. 10 million, in the Modara area, itContinue Reading
Two suspects arrested with over 3 kilos of ICE
2024-03-07
Two suspects have been arrested with over 03 kilos of Methamphetamine AKA ‘ICE’. According to the Police, the suspects areContinue Reading
9 member gang arrested with weapons in Kandana
2024-03-05
Nine (09) suspects, reported to be accomplices of alleged drug racketeer ‘Ruwan’ aka ‘Chooti’ who is currently living in Dubai,Continue Reading
Suspect jumps into garbage-filled canal to avoid arrest
2024-03-04
A 45-year-old female drug peddler identified as Kadiranawatte ‘Mathkudu Regina’, who had jumped into a garbage-filled canal, has been apprehendedContinue Reading