Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana stated that the Special Task Force yesterday arrested wanted drug peddler Sarath Kumara alias "Cheeti".

"The 44-year-old suspect was arrested during a special raid carried out in Mulleriyawa. The suspect was found inside an underground bunker at a house," the DIG further stated.

"The suspect is believed to have been the mentor of notorious underworld leader Angoda Lokka, who is suspected to have died in India," he noted.

In addition, the arrested suspect is the ninth suspect wanted in connection with the incident where Police STF seized 112 kilograms of heroin in the Weligama area last year," DIG Ajith Rohana added.

He stated that the suspect has nine pending cases on c...