Drugs valued over 10 million seized in Wattala
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 29, 2019 - 12:08 pm
A person has been arrested in Wattala, Hendala with ‘Ice’ and ‘Hashish’ worth over Rs. 15 million.
Police stated that search of a three-wheeler at the St. Sebastian Road in Handala, Wattala had led to the discovery of 1.157 kilogram of Methamphetamine 413 grams of Hashish.
The suspect, a 38-year-old resident of Hendala, was arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau along with Rs 124,980 in his possession earned from drug trafficking.
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