Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The Western Province North Crimes Division today (15) informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court that Devanmini Dissanayake, also known as "Pas deva", an individual said to be a close associate of underworld figure 'Kehelbaddara Padme', who is currently in custody, is being detained and interrogated under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) on the orders of the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.

Accordingly, the suspect will be held and questioned for a period of 90 days, as informed to Additional Magistrate H.D.D.J. Premarathna.

Police stated in court that during interrogation following Pas deva's arrest, they recovered 440 grams of narcotics and several live bullets from a hotel previously owned by 'Kehelbadda...