Beloved ‘Lista’ on ‘Hathe Kalliya’, no more

‘Lista’ the beloved Golden Retriever who had contributed to over 400 drug busts in the Southern district, passed away yesterday (23).

Lista has been suffering from a kidney disease for around a month and the final rites were conducted at 03.30pm yesterday.

Born in 2017 Nov. 01 in the Netherlands, Lista was enlisted to the police K9 division on 2018 September 24 and received special training to detect drugs at the Asgiriya K9  headquarters.

After working from March 10 – April 11, 2019 at the Narcotic Bureau of the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, Lista was transferred to the k9 unit in Galle on August 20, 2019.

Lista has also appeared in the popular children’s drama ‘Hathe Kalliya’ telecast on Hiru TV and had become popular among many since then.