Drug Lords Caught in Jakarta – But Who Leaked the Mission?

Sri Lankan CID officers, working with the Indonesian police, finally cornered and arrested five of the country’s most wanted underworld figures in Jakarta yesterday. The men in custody are Kehelbaddara Padme, Commando Salinda, Backhoe Saman, Panadura Nilanga, and Thembili Lahiru. The government proudly released their photos, presenting the bust as a major victory.

But the truth behind the operation is messier than the official story.

According to insiders, the mission nearly collapsed after a leak tipped off the drug lords that Sri Lankan investigators had landed in Jakarta. Within hours, the fugitives abandoned their hideout and fled, forcing police to chase them for nearly seventy miles before finally making the arrests.

“Someone gave them advance warning,” one intelligence officer admitted. “That kind of betrayal puts every officer’s life at risk.”

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was said to be monitoring the chase closely, demanding live updates as the hunt unfolded across Indonesia. For a leader who has vowed to crack down on crime, the arrests are a showcase moment. Yet, the shadow of the leak looms over the victory.

The burning question in Colombo now is who betrayed the mission. Was it a careless senior officer? Was it someone inside the political machine? Or could there be a direct link between the underworld and the very institutions supposed to destroy it?

Senior police and intelligence sources warn that unless the source of the leak is identified and eliminated, every future operation will be vulnerable. For now, the government celebrates the capture of five drug lords. But until the leak is exposed, the triumph will remain tainted by suspicion.