The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a 58-year-old resident of Dematagoda, believed to be an associate of known underworld figure ‘Dematagoda Chaminda'.

The arrest was made during a raid based on a tip-off received by the intelligence officers of the STF, said the Police, adding that 400 packets containing a total of 25 grams of heroin was recovered from the arrestee’s possession.

Investigations have revealed that the arrestee runs drug operations under the directives of Maleesha, the son of ill-famed drug trafficker Sirinayake Pathiranage Chaminda Ravi Jayanath, alias ‘Dematagoda Chaminda’.

Thus, both the arrestee and the narcotics found in his possession have been handed over to the Dematagoda Police for further investigation.