‘Kudu Dileepa’ arrested | Daily News

‘Kudu Dileepa’ arrested

The weapons and firearms seized with Kudu Dileepa
The weapons and firearms seized with Kudu Dileepa

Dileepa Tharanga Hettiarachchi alias 'Kudu Dileepa', a large-scale heroin dealer and an organised criminal, was arrested with firearms and sharp weapons yesterday.

The suspect was arrested during a raid carried out by the Police Special Task Force (STF) on information received by the Organized Crime Unit of the STF in Nagahamulla Watta in Wellampitiya.

STF officers seized a foreign-made revolver, an air pistol, three swords and a mobile phone along with the suspect. The soft toy was used by the suspect to transport drugs. He is said to have several cases of drug peddling, extortion and murder against his name. He is known to have been an accomplice of Angoda Lokka.


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