Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- Investigations have revealed that the suspect who was arrested with heroin in the Gandara area of Devundara is a close associate of the underworld figure Shehan Sathsara, also known as 'Dehi Bale Malli'.

Officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) had arrested a suspect identified as Supun Madushan, alias 'Jore', while in possession of 200 grams of heroin, 23 grams of crystal methamphetamine ('Ice'), and Rs. 500,000 in cash, suspected to be proceeds from drug trafficking, in the Gandara Police Division.

It is reported that the arrested suspect is an associate of 'Dehi Bale Malli', who is currently residing overseas, and also an associate of Bale Malli's close associate known as 'Gambatta.'

Investigations have rev...