Githmal Benoy Dilshan, a 33-year-old accomplice of underworld figure ‘Mathugama Shan’ with warrants for murder, extortion, and drug trafficking, was apprehended in Dubai and was extradited to Sri Lanka early this morning (29).
He was taken into custody upon arrival by a team of CID officers stationed at the airport.
He was subsequently handed over to the Matugama Police Headquarters for further investigation.
Pic by T.K.G. Kapila - Our Airport Correspondent
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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