• Another suspect nabbed with over 1 kg

A person was injured when Police fired at a tipper truck that defied Police orders to stop at a checkpoint on the Kilinochchi-Pooneryn Road in the Punchi Paranthan area late Tuesday (16) night. 

The Police stated that despite several signals to stop, the driver continued to move ahead and also tried to endanger the Police officers. One person travelling in the tipper truck was injured during the shooting. Both the injured person and another individual had fled the area, but, one of them was immediately arrested by the Police. The injured individual was later arrested after being admitted to the Kilinochchi District General Hospital for treatment. During the incident, the Police found a total of two grams and 100 milligrams of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ‘ice’, inside the tipper truck.

Meanwhile, a suspect has been arrested by the Police with more than a kilogram (kg) of ‘ice’, in the Aluth Mawatha area, Modara. Police said that the drugs were seized during an operation carried out by the Crime Branch of the Colombo North Division based on the information received by the Air Force Intelligence Unit. At the time of arrest, the suspect was found to be in possession of one kg and 76 grams of ‘ice’. The arrested suspect has been identified as a 31-year-old resident of the Aluth Mawatha area in Modara, said the Police.