Tag: Arrested

Woman arrested with 800g heroin and Rs. 7 million

Woman arrested with 800g heroin and Rs. 7 million

Aug 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A woman has been arrested for the possession of 800 grams of heroin along with Rs. ... Read More

Mervyn Silva’s son arrested over extortion

Mervyn Silva’s son arrested over extortion

Aug 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The son of Former Minister Mervyn Silva, Malaka Silva, has been arrested by Police for attempting ... Read More

Woman arrested with 380 packets of heroin

Woman arrested with 380 packets of heroin

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A woman has been arrested with 380 packets of heroin during a raid at the T-20 ... Read More

Excise officer arrested while illegally transporting ethanol

Excise officer arrested while illegally transporting ethanol

Jul 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An individual who had been illegally transporting ethanol to a private company has been arrested in ... Read More

Associate of ‘Kudu Hemamala’ arrested

Associate of ‘Kudu Hemamala’ arrested

Jul 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A person linked to the drug racket of large-scale drug trafficker Sriyani Hemamala alias ‘Kudu Hemamala’ ... Read More

Main suspect linked to throwing contraband into Welikada Magazine Prison arrested

Main suspect linked to throwing contraband into Welikada Magazine Prison arrested

Jul 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The main suspect behind throwing parcels containing illegal substances to inmates over the Welikada Magazine Prison ... Read More

Two close associates of ‘Makandure Madush’ and ‘Keselwattte Dinuka’ arrested

Two close associates of ‘Makandure Madush’ and ‘Keselwattte Dinuka’ arrested

Jul 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two close associates of the notorious underworld figures ‘Makandure Madush’ and ‘Keselwatte Dinuka’ have been arrested. ... Read More

Underworld figures associates arrested

Underworld figures associates arrested

Jul 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two associates of underworld figures Kanjipani Imran and Makandure Madhush have been arrested in Kotahena. A ... Read More

Arrested PNB officers further remanded

Arrested PNB officers further remanded

Jul 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The thirteen officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) who were arrested for their alleged links ... Read More

Daluwakotuwe Neil arrested over illegal possession of firearms

Daluwakotuwe Neil arrested over illegal possession of firearms

Jul 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Neil Aruna Fernandopulle alias Daluwakotuwe Neil had been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) for ... Read More

02 suspects linked to several murders arrested

02 suspects linked to several murders arrested

Jul 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two persons believed to be involved in several murders and heroin rackets have been arrested by ... Read More

Three arrested over a murder in Kiribathgoda

Three arrested over a murder in Kiribathgoda

Jul 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police has arrested the main suspect and two others wanted over the assault and murder of ... Read More

1,824 persons arrested in police raids

1,824 persons arrested in police raids

Jul 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have arrested another 1,824 persons in ongoing special raids conducted across the island, with the ... Read More

Two associates of ‘Uru Juwa’ and ‘Kudu Anju’ arrested

Two associates of ‘Uru Juwa’ and ‘Kudu Anju’ arrested

Jul 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two members of organized criminal groups have been arrested by Police on Thursday night (17). The ... Read More

Angulana unrest: 14 suspects arrested

Angulana unrest: 14 suspects arrested

Jul 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Eight Police personnel are reported to have sustained injuries in the unrest which broke out opposite ... Read More