Colombo (News1st):  A 45-year-old has been arrested for smuggling heroin in Pothuhara. The police said that 122 grams of heroin, worth over Rs 1.4 million, had been found in his possession.

The suspect is a resident of Hingurakgoda. The police had also seized a three-wheeler and Rs. 50,000.

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