Madush, 30 others test positive for narcotics-Dubai raids
Posted on February 8th, 2019

by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island

February 8, 2019, 10:23 pm

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Authoritative sources said that of those arrested in two separate raids in Dubai early this week, 31 had been tested positive for cocaine.

Sources said that United Arab Emirates mounted the operation following exhaustive investigations undertaken by Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities.

Responding to a query, sources said that Sri Lankan artistes who were taken into custody had been aware they were being sponsored by Makadure Madush, a notorious underworld kingpin.

One-time Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake, on Thursday (Feb 07), revealed that DIG M. R. Latiff, the commandant of the Special Task Force (STF)was placed in charge of the operation to apprehend Dubai-based gangsters. The team tasked with the operation comprised Organised Crime, Police Narcotics Bureau and the STF.

A spokesperson for now Ports and Shipping Minister Ratnayake quoted the minister as having said: “They followed Madush for a long time and he had a few narrow escapes. When  UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Sri Lanka in 2017, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and I requested his assistance in this regard. The former UAE Ambassador also supported our efforts. I must thank all of them for their consistent support and facilitation.”

Ratnayake was replaced in the wake of the Feb 2018 Local Government polls debacle suffered by the UNP and the SLFP. Wickremesinghe succeeded him for a brief period. Ranjith Madduma Bandara was appointed the Law and Order Minister thereafter. Since then, President Maithripala has taken over the police.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, too, has, in a letter to DIG Latiff, appreciated the successful operation carried out against organised crime.

Sources said that those who had escaped the police were on the run there, but their identities were known. Among the escapees was ‘Angoda Lokka’, one of the most wanted criminals.

Sources said about 80 per cent of top Sri Lankaan underworld leaders were in Dubai at the time of the raid.

2 Responses to “Madush, 30 others test positive for narcotics-Dubai raids”

  1. Dilrook Says:
    February 8th, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    This is a case where persons connected to all four major Sinhala majority political parties are involved. It highlights the real rulers of Sri Lanka.

  2. Christie Says:
    February 9th, 2019 at 1:45 am

    Read this?

    https://fountainink.in/essay/dawood-in-dubai

    Dawood in fact is an Indian Drug king pin.

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