Soththi Upali's son arrested for heroin and weapons possession

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A son of former notorious underworld leader “Soththi Upali” was arrested in Narahenpita for heroin possession on Thursday (5).

Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa told News 1st that the 8.80 grams of heroin, two machetes and a sword were recovered from the possession of the suspect.

The wife of the 38-year-old suspect is currently in remand custody for ICE possession.

Soththi Upali was one of the well-known & notorious underworld gangsters in Sri Lanka and was gunned down in 1998 at Bokundara.