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British national arrested with 1.5kg of cannabis

13 Aug 2021

A 43-year-old British national who was in possession of 1.5kg of cannabis was arrested by the officers of Hikkaduwa Police yesterday (12). Police Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that the arrestee will be produced before Galle Additional Magistrate today (13). Meanwhile, a raid carried out by the Divisional Crimes Detective Bureau in Batticaloa, led to the apprehension of two individuals in possession of 2kg of Kerala cannabis. The Kattankudy Police are conducting further investigations. Additionally, the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Akkaraipattu has arrested a suspect along with 4,980 synthetic narcotics capsules. He is currently in the custody of Akkaraipattu Police. The STF also arrested another suspect in the Peliyagoda area along with 190 synthetic narcotics capsules. According to the police spokesman, he has been handed over to Peliyagoda Police for further investigations.


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