Gota frees bandicoots and traps mice: releases Kerala ganja big shot and arrests assistants
(Lanka-e-News-28.July.2013, 3.30PM) Recently a big time dealer in drug business along with two of his assistants who smuggled ganja(cannabis) from Kerala to Sri Lanka (SL) were arrested . But on instructions of defense alias criminal offense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse, the main dealer had been released, based on information reaching LeN inside information division.
Following information received by a low rung officer of the narcotics division of Katunayake Airport , this detection was made early morning on 5 th February . 84 kilos of Kerala ganja were found hidden among the clothes – Salwar kits and shirts. The contraband were in separate quantities of 65 and 19 kilos in two bags of textiles . The value of the contraband seized is about Rs. 15 million.
The King pin of this business is a Tamil National Arumugam Shivakumar (ID No. 713063878 V) residing at 131/5 , New Chetty street , Kotahena. He has textile shops opposite Wellawatte police and another at Pamankade - Asian textile . He has also another shop in the name of Ram Silk at Wellawatte. He had been smuggling in Kerala ganja along with the textiles for a long time. At the time this detection was made , Shivakumar and his two assistants had also been arrested along with the ganja.
However , on the instructions of SL’s notorious criminal defense secretary Gotabaya , the king pin Shivakumar had been released by the narcotics division ASP Ajith Pathirane , and case had been filed only against the two assistants. The reference Nos. of the cases filed in the Negombo magistrate court are B /143/2013 and B /144/2013.
After Shivakumar was released , he is continuing with his illicit businesses smoothly under the umbrella of Gota and the ASP Pathirane, it is reported .
Though the narcotics division should be under the purview and powers of the IGP , it is now , unlawfully under the control of the criminal defense secretary Gota and a Brigadier . The latter who was a colonel until recently was promoted to Brigadier position citing the ground that he was performing his anti narcotics duties duly.
Now, all transfers of the narcotics division officers , and filing of cases are under the control and instructions of Gota and this Brigadier. Nobody else can interfere in these. Incidentally, even the IGP had expressed his resentment against the transfer of an inexperienced ASP Pathirane to that division. It is noteworthy that three narcotics division officers of the Katunayake airport had been transferred by this Brigadier after this detection.
It is well to recall that some time ago when heroin was being loaded into the Prado vehicle No. KN- 7046 of Kudu Duminda De Silva in the coastal strip of Chilaw , the narcotics officer Eric who did the detection was transferred out by Gota, the criminal defense secretary.
(Lanka-e-News-28.July.2013, 3.30PM) Recently a big time dealer in drug business along with two of his assistants who smuggled ganja(cannabis) from Kerala to Sri Lanka (SL) were arrested . But on instructions of defense alias criminal offense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse, the main dealer had been released, based on information reaching LeN inside information division.Following information received by a low rung officer of the narcotics division of Katunayake Airport , this detection was made early morning on 5 th February . 84 kilos of Kerala ganja were found hidden among the clothes – Salwar kits and shirts. The contraband were in separate quantities of 65 and 19 kilos in two bags of textiles . The value of the contraband seized is about Rs. 15 million.
The King pin of this business is a Tamil National Arumugam Shivakumar (ID No. 713063878 V) residing at 131/5 , New Chetty street , Kotahena. He has textile shops opposite Wellawatte police and another at Pamankade - Asian textile . He has also another shop in the name of Ram Silk at Wellawatte. He had been smuggling in Kerala ganja along with the textiles for a long time. At the time this detection was made , Shivakumar and his two assistants had also been arrested along with the ganja.
However , on the instructions of SL’s notorious criminal defense secretary Gotabaya , the king pin Shivakumar had been released by the narcotics division ASP Ajith Pathirane , and case had been filed only against the two assistants. The reference Nos. of the cases filed in the Negombo magistrate court are B /143/2013 and B /144/2013.
After Shivakumar was released , he is continuing with his illicit businesses smoothly under the umbrella of Gota and the ASP Pathirane, it is reported .
Though the narcotics division should be under the purview and powers of the IGP , it is now , unlawfully under the control of the criminal defense secretary Gota and a Brigadier . The latter who was a colonel until recently was promoted to Brigadier position citing the ground that he was performing his anti narcotics duties duly.
Now, all transfers of the narcotics division officers , and filing of cases are under the control and instructions of Gota and this Brigadier. Nobody else can interfere in these. Incidentally, even the IGP had expressed his resentment against the transfer of an inexperienced ASP Pathirane to that division. It is noteworthy that three narcotics division officers of the Katunayake airport had been transferred by this Brigadier after this detection.
It is well to recall that some time ago when heroin was being loaded into the Prado vehicle No. KN- 7046 of Kudu Duminda De Silva in the coastal strip of Chilaw , the narcotics officer Eric who did the detection was transferred out by Gota, the criminal defense secretary.
