Categories: Headlines

Massive narcotic racket operated from prison busted

Madampe Police has uncovered a mass-scale racket of selling narcotic pills being operated by a prison inmate.

It was unearthed when a woman was arrested for possessing a stock of narcotic pills valued at nearly Rs. 3.1 million on October 27 afternoon.The woman, a resident of Madampe was arrested following a tip off near the old Madampe town while she was travelling in a three wheeler.The driver was also taken in for questioning. Police said the suspect had narcotic pills valued at nearly Rs. 1 million at the time of the arrest.

The balance were found at her residence.The kingpins behind the racket are residents of Colombo and Seeduwa.

The woman had sold the pills in the Chilaw, Marawila, and Madampe areas targeting mainly schoolchildren. A pill was priced at Rs. 350.The two suspects were produced before the Chilaw Magistrate.

Investigations are continuing.

AddThis Website Tools
Lankanewspapers

Recent Posts

LNP – Rise in rambutan-related accidents

LNP – Rise in rambutan-related accidents

Experts have raised concerns over a growing number of accidents involving people falling from rambutan…

18 hours ago
LNP – More foreign-trained specialist doctors choosing to stay in Sri Lanka: Health Minister

LNP – More foreign-trained specialist doctors choosing to stay in Sri Lanka: Health Minister

Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says more specialist doctors who have completed…

18 hours ago
LNP – Sri Lankans to get seasonal jobs in South Korea

LNP – Sri Lankans to get seasonal jobs in South Korea

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says that many seasonal job opportunities in…

18 hours ago
LNP – Japan agrees to continue granting scholarships to Sri Lankan public sector workers

LNP – Japan agrees to continue granting scholarships to Sri Lankan public sector workers

The government of Japan has signed an agreement to continue its scholarship programme for executive-level…

18 hours ago
LNP – No legal provisions for companies to charge 2.5%–3% fees on card transactions: CBSL

LNP – No legal provisions for companies to charge 2.5%–3% fees on card transactions: CBSL

Companies and institutions have no legal provisions to impose additional charges ranging from 2.5% to…

18 hours ago
LNP – X-Press Pearl Disaster: SC orders shipping company to pay US$1 bln in compensation

LNP – X-Press Pearl Disaster: SC orders shipping company to pay US$1 bln in compensation

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (24) ordered a shipping company to pay US$1…

18 hours ago