A couple was arrested in Sevanagala by the Police Special Task Force (STF) after nearly 54 kilograms of heroin, valued at approximately Rs. 2,000 million, was found at their residence.

During a raid at Kiriwewa, STF officers found 53.65 kilos of the drug hidden in three plastic containers buried in the garden. The suspects, a husband and wife, have been transferred to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigation.

The arrested woman is the sister of Dhammika Samankumara, who was detained by the STF just days earlier for heroin possession in Piliyandala.