Jakarta raid brings crime boss’ run to an end


The island nation’s most-­wanted man was extradited from Indonesia along with five other criminal suspects arrested in a joint operation, police said.

Mandinu Padmasiri Perera, better known as Kehelbaddara Padme, is accused of organising the February courtroom murder of a rival in Colombo and is also wanted for a dozen other killings and drug-related crimes.

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