COLOMBO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan police have arrested the mastermind of a recent deadly shooting in Southern Province, police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said Wednesday.
The mastermind, Saman Kumara, confessed that he and three others conducted the killing of five people, including a leader of a political party, Thalduwa said.
The police would be able to arrest the rest three attackers by the end of Thursday, Thalduwa said.
Five people were killed in Beliatta in Southern Province of Sri Lanka on Monday morning during a shooting incident. The police suspected that the shooting was carried out by organized criminal gangs.
Sri Lanka has launched an operation since Dec. 17 to curb drug trafficking and organized criminal activities, with over 40,000 suspects being arrested as of last week. ■
