Three suspects involved in three-wheeler thefts have been arrested following a raid conducted by the Police in Polgasowita, Kahathuduwa on Monday (21). 

Following the raid, the Police had arrested two suspects with 12 grams of heroin. Further interrogations have found that the suspects were involved in three-wheeler thefts in various areas.

The Police said the suspects, who had pretended to be customers hiring three-wheelers, had thrown chilli powder on the drivers’ faces midway through the journey, and had stolen three-wheelers. 

The wife of one suspect has also been arrested for aiding the three-wheeler thefts. The male suspects are aged 24 and 27, while the woman is 29 years old, and all three are residents of Kahathuduwa.

The group has stolen three-wheelers from the Kahathuduwa, Boralesgamuwa, and Moragahahena areas, while the Police have recovered four of the stolen three-wheelers. (Newswire)

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The suspect wanted over the murder of a female Civil Aviation Authority officer in Kahathuduwa this week was apprehended via the Facial Recognition System installed at the Katunayake Airport, the Police revealed. 

The suspect had attacked the woman with a sharp object in the throat area while she was returning home after work on a road near the Kahathuduwa Interchange entry point on the Southern Expressway on Tuesday evening (Jan 09). 

He had later attempted to flee to Malaysia that night during which he had been identified via the Facial Recognition System installed at the Katunayake Airport.

The Police said information regarding the suspect had been dispatched and updated to the Facial Recognition System at the Katunayake Airport immediately following the incident. 

Upon being interrogated by airport officials, the suspect had claimed that he was travelling abroad with his spouse and had handed over his passport, after which his identity had been confirmed leading to his arrest. (NewsWire)

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