Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka Police have taken two luxury buses into custody following investigations against Nedungodege Nirmala Prasanga, also known as Backo Saman, who was arrested in Indonesia and identified as a drug trafficker and organized criminal.

The Western Province North Crime Division, which is handling the case, conducted operations yesterday (23 October 2025) in the Pettah and Adiambalam areas to seize the vehicles after it was revealed that the buses were purchased with money obtained through illegal activities, including drug trafficking.

One of the buses, registered under another person's name, was being used on the Colombo-Moneragala route, while the other bus had been employed for tourism purposes. Investigations ...