Social activist Dan Priyasad has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport. He was arrested at around 6 am today (11) when he arrived in the country from Dubai.
The Nikaweratiya Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau had initiated an investigation against Dan Priyasad for pressuring the police not to arrest a drug trafficker in 2024, said Police Media Spokesperson and Senior Superintendent of Police, Advocate Buddhika Manatunga.
In this regard, the Galgamuwa Magistrate’s Court had issued a travel ban against Dan Priyasad and an order to arrest and produce him in court.
Accordingly, Dan Priyasad will be taken to the Nikaweratiya Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau for further investigations.