A 40‑year‑old resident of Colombo 10 has been arrested with over 05 kilos of heroin during a raid carried out by officers of the Colombo Central Division Criminal Investigation Unit.

The raid, conducted on Ferguson Road in the Mattakkuliya Police Division yesterday (01), was based on information received by investigators. 

Officers seized 5.140 kilos of heroin, Rs. 50,000 suspected to be proceeds from drug trafficking, and two mobile phones used in the trade.

The suspect was taken into custody and presented to the Mattakkuliya Police Station. Further investigations are being carried out by the Mattakkuliya Police. (Newswire)

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A foreign-made firearm was recovered in Mattakkuliya following the arrest of a suspect.
Police apprehended a 34-year-old resident of Gandara on Thursday in Samithapura.

Following interrogation of the suspect, officers recovered a foreign-made pistol, 10 bullets, and 12.5 grams of heroin.

Mattakkuliya Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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The Colombo High Court has sentenced five persons to death over the murder of a 21-year-old youth in 2012. 

Issuing the verdict today, the court also sentenced two other persons to life imprisonment over the incident. 

They were sentenced to life as they had been below the age of 18 at the time of the murder. 

The group has been sentenced over the assault and murder of a 21-year-old youth during a clash near a Kovil in Mattakkuliya in September 2012. 

Announcing the verdict following a lengthy trial, Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe said the charges had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. (Newswire)

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The shooting incident reported in the Aliwatte area in Mattakkuliya last evening ended in a tense situation with several houses in the area being attacked by a group of people. 

According to reports, two youths on a scooter had shot at a house targeting a 24-year-old youth.

However, the youth had managed to escape the shooting after which the gunmen fled the area. 

Following the shooting, the victim’s relatives and friends had attacked several of the houses in the area which are reported to be connected to the gunmen. (NewsWire)

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