Will Konda Ranji and Chuti Malli, arrested in Dubai, not be able to be brought back to the country?

There is currently a trend of local criminal gang members being arrested while hiding abroad, and the latest information reports that two Sri Lankan underworld members have been arrested in Dubai. The Secret Police suspect that 'Konda Ranji', a drug trafficker connected to several murders in the Elpitiya area, as well as the shooting of former Minister Mangala Samaraweera's secretary and the murder of his brother-in-law, is among those arrested.

About a week ago, 'Chooti Malli', a member of Konda Ranji's gang, was arrested, and it is said that these main suspects were subsequently apprehended.

However, the Criminal Investigation Department is currently verifying facts regarding these arrests through Interpol, and attention has been paid to the legal measures for extraditing them to Sri Lanka. Given complex situations such as the inability to extradite 'Bus Lalith' and others arrested previously, and 'Rotumba Amila' in Russia attempting to obtain citizenship there, a question has arisen regarding the practical effectiveness of international red notices issued by Sri Lanka. Although the arrest of someone like Konda Ranji, who orchestrated numerous crimes by engaging in conflicts with rival gangs, is a victory for the investigative units, bringing them back to the island has become challenging due to issues in properly filing charges.

Meanwhile, based on information received by the intelligence unit of the Special Task Force, officers have succeeded in recovering a T-56 type firearm during a raid in the Midigama area. According to the information received, 'Unakuruwe Shantha' had provided this firearm to target 'Karandeniya Sudda's' brother-in-law for an attack. It has been confirmed by this incident that the attack was planned as revenge for the murder of Unakuruwe Shantha's aunt, and that conflicts between rival groups are still ongoing.

Furthermore, during a joint operation by the Navy and the Police Narcotics Bureau in the Mirissa coastal area, two fishing vessels were seized with a large consignment of drugs. The ten arrested fishermen stated that upon inspecting these vessels, named 'Tango' and 'Angelo', whose VMS tracking systems were deactivated, one vessel contained 500 kg of drugs and the other had 15 parcels. Further interrogations are currently underway with these suspects, who are presently in the custody of the Coast Guard, to determine for whom the drug consignment was being transported.