Colombo (News 1st); The Colombo Chief Magistrate issued an open warrant for the arrest of Dalugoda Arachchige Rajitha Asanka alias ‘Badowita Loku’, a leading drug smuggler charged with drug trafficking with personnel from the Police Narcotic Bureau. 

Colombo Chief Magistrate Mohamed Mihail ordered for the warrant to be served via INTERPOL. 

In addition, 13 Police Narcotic Bureau Officers and 03 other suspects arrested for trafficking drugs were further returned to the 16th of February by the court. 

Further, Prison Officers were ordered to produce the two boat operators who were also arrested and remanded, to the Chief Magistrate’s official chambers in-order to record their statements in camera. 

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