116,736 cannabis plants seized in Hambegamuwa reserve raid
Posted by Udaya Arunakantha on July 6, 2026 - 9:37 am
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A 67-year-old suspect was arrested with 116,736 cannabis plants during a raid in the Galamuna Reserve in Hambegamuwa on July 5, 2026.
The raid was carried out in the morning by a team of officers from the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Strike Force, based on information received.
Police said the cannabis plants had been cultivated without a licence on a land area of about two acres in the Wangediara area of the Galamuna Reserve, within the Hambegamuwa Police Division.
The arrested suspect is a resident of the Thanamalwila area.
He was later handed over to the Hambegamuwa Police Station. Hambegamuwa Police are conducting further investigations.
