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.

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