Witness killed in heroin case?

A person has been shot dead in the Moragolla area in Aluthgama.

Police said the deceased was a 43-year-old orange businessman.

He was traveling in his lorry when he was shot.

Police said they suspect a 9mm pistol was used in the shooting.

Police suspect that he is a government witness in the case related to the alleged drug trafficking led by the officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau.

Police also suspect that he had gone to sea to fetch the heroin.

A team under the supervision of the Director of the Kalutara Divisional Crime Investigation Unit, ASP Rohan Olugala has been appointed to investigate the incident while the Divisional Crime Investigation Unit and the Aluthgama Police are also conducting investigations.

Meanwhile, police have received information regarding the shooting death of a man at Nirmala Mawatha, Uyankele, Panadura.

Accordingly, the police suspect that the murder was committed by persons involved in drug trafficking.

One of the two motorcyclists was shot by two other motorcyclists.

Its CCTV footage has also been released to the media.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police station, killing two people and wounding two others.

He was shot and died on the spot and the cyclist was not injured.

Accordingly, he had fled the scene and survived.

The returning gunmen then opened fire again, firing at the man who had fallen to the ground and fled.

Randika Malshan, a 30-year-old father of two was killed in the shooting.

He was a vegetable seller when he was returning from a court hearing to obtain a report on a heroin case.

Police suspect that the victim had obtained 100 grams of heroin from Kudu Salindu, a drug dealer based in Panadura, and had not paid for it.

Five police teams have been deployed under the supervision of Panadura SSP Samantha Wedage to investigate the incident.