Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Koratota, Nawagamuwa, on July 16.

The arrests were made last evening (19) by officers of the Homagama Division Crimes Investigation Unit, following intelligence received during the probe. 

Police said the motorcycle rider involved in the killing and another suspect who assisted in the crime were taken into custody at Delgoda in the Biyagama Police Division and Wandurammulla in the Nawagamuwa Police Division. 

The motorcycle used in the murder was also seized. The suspects, aged 21 and 29, are residents of Ranala and Pallama.

Further investigations are being carried out by the Homagama Division Crimes Investigation Unit. (Newswire)

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A 37-year-old man has been arrested with 4.3 kilos of crystal methamphetamine (ICE) in the Nawagamuwa area yesterday.

The stock of heroin was found when officials from the Nawagamuwa Police had inspected a three-wheeler in the Korathota area based on a tip-off.

During the inspection, the Police found 4.3 kilos of ICE, 792 grams of heroin, and Rs. 120,000 in cash suspected to have been used for drug peddling.

The arrested man is a 37-year-old resident of Korathota in Nawagamuwa. (Newswire)

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Shots have been fired in the air by an unidentified gunman in the Kaduwela area in the Nawagamuwa Police Division.

According to media reports, the incident is reported to have taken place in front of a hardware store in Korathotuwa, Kaduwela. 

It is reported that the shooting was carried out by two unidentified men who had arrived on a scooter.

CCTV footage shows one suspect, wearing a helmet and a face mask, entering the hardware premises, firing into the air, and immediately leaving the premises. (NewsWire)

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A 34-year-old man was reported dead after being shot in the head by two unidentified individuals who had posed as Police Special Task Force (STF) officers.

The Police said the suspects had arrived on a motorcycle at the residence of the victim in the Korathota area in Nawagamuwa last night (Jan 10), claiming to be STF officers.

They had left the house along with the victim on the motorcycle, after which the latter was found seriously injured in the head near the Mahawela Canal in the area.

The Police said upon being taken away by the suspects, the family members of the victim had chased after the motorcyclist on suspicion, due to which they had found the victim seriously injured by the side of the road. 

The victim had been admitted to the Athurugiriya Hospital but had succumbed to injuries after being transferred to the Colombo National Hospital. 

Police investigations have revealed that the victim had died as a result of being shot, but the cause of the shooting is yet to be ascertained. 

The Nawagamuwa Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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