19-Year-Old Nabbed with 100g of Heroin

19-Year-Old Nabbed with 100g of Heroin – Link to Overseas Drug Trafficker Exposed

by Staff Writer 24-11-2025 | 11:57 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan police have arrested a 19-year-old man believed to be a key operative in the drug network of Yagodamulla Kaluwa, a notorious organized crime figure currently overseas. 

Authorities say the suspect was apprehended in Minuwangoda during a targeted operation.

Police recovered 100 grams and 700 milligrams of heroin from the suspect’s possession.