Heroin suspect shot dead in Kuliyapitiya

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Thirty-four-old-year-old suspect who was arrested with 33.6 grams of heroin was shot dead today (12) by Police when he attempted to escape custody.

The suspect was shot at by the Officers attached to the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) when he tried to escape the custody while being produced before the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) in Kuliyapitiya yesterday (11).

The injured suspect was succumbed to his wounds after being admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital.