Police foil sale of pills to school children

Police say Panadura suspect had 900 'questionable' pills

by Staff Writer 06-02-2018 | 12:13 PM

COLOMBO (News1st): Police arrested a man in Panadura for the alleged possession of a stock of narcotic pills.

Police said they launched an operation to nab the suspect after being tipped off. He was nabbed while selling the pills near a school. Nine-hundred narcotic pills were seized. The suspect, a 47-year-old from Panadura, is to be handed over to the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board.