Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- K.K. Madhusanka, also known as 'Samaposha', an underworld criminal involved in four murders, was arrested on November 1 by officers of the Colombo North Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau with 26.89 grams of heroin.

The 25-year-old suspect, a resident of Samithpura, Mattakkuliya, was apprehended in the Lellama area, Modara. Police stated that he is a henchman of Welle Saranga, a powerful drug trafficker currently abroad. Investigations have revealed his involvement in multiple violent crimes carried out under Saranga's direction.

Authorities allege that Madhusanka was involved in the following crimes: killing a person in Mahawatta, Grandpass in 2022 and disposing of the body in the Kelani River; stabbing a woman ...