Large scale drugs trafficker Ruwan Chamila Prarasanna alias Dematagoda Ruwan, the elder brother of Dematagoda Chaminda, has smuggled over Rs. 7 billion worth of heroin to Sri Lanka by sea between 2017-2019, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa told at a press briefing that preliminary investigations have revealed that 720 kg of heroin, 321 kg of methamphetamine (ICE) and 30 kg of hashish were smuggled into the country during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dematagoda Ruwan was arrested by the CID on Friday under the Money Laundering Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police also seized six luxury vehicles valued over Rs. 180 million allegedly purchased with the money earned from drug peddling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In April this year, the Indian Coast Guard arrested a multi-day trawler with five suspects carrying 340 kg of heroin and it was revealed that the contraband of narcotics were brought to Sri Lanka by Dematagoda Ruwan, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investigations revealed that the drug smuggler had smuggled over 300kg of heroin in 2017 and 200kg of heroin and 200 kg of ICE in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the Navy had seized 200kg of heroin was being sailed into the country in a multi-day trawler in 2019 and that the investigations revealed the contraband had also been brought by Dematagoda Ruwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been disclosed that 200kg of heroin, 5kg of ice and 30kg of hashish have been smuggled into the country in 2019, SSP Thalduwa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also said that the suspect has smuggled 21kg of ICE (methamphetamine) into the country in this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Courtesy: Daily Mirror<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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