Police Anti Narcotic Bureau Officials have last night(11) arrested an Indian National who brought 220 grammes of one of the dangerous narcotics use in Europe known as "Methamphetamine" illegally to Sri Lanka at Katunayake Airport.
The suspect who had arrived in from Tamil Nadu has hidden the stock of narcotic which is in Crystal form in his luggage it has been revealed.The estimated value of the stock of Narcotic taken in to custody is around Rs.6 million.
Police have believed that the suspect might have brought the stock of Narcotic to distribute among night clubs in the country.
Nine persons have been injured and hospitalized after the Van they were traveling veering off the road and crashed into a fence and a wall at Divulgaskotuwa area on Dambulle-Kurunagala main road today(12).
The injured were admitted to the Galewela District Hospital for treatment and six of them including three children and three females were later transferred to the Dambulle Hospital for further treatment.
The accident occurred due to the inability of the Driver to control the speed of the Van it has been revealed.
Navy along with the Police and Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials have recovered 356 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis hidden in Kayakkuli area ,Mannar. The stock of Kerala Cannabis that recovered was prepared to transport to another place it has been revealed. No arrests made in this regard and the stock of recovered narcotic was handed over to the Chilawathurai Police for future course of action.