22 year old arrested in a Cannabis raid

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A 22-year-old person was arrested when a cannabis farm in the Hawanarawa area in Moneragala was raided yesterday (February 26). The raid was carried out based on a tip-off received by the Intelligence Unit of the Atimale Police. The cultivation of cannabis was tactfully carried out in a six-acre plot of land. Police were able to recover a stock of cannabis worth nearly Rs 1.5mn. The arrested suspect is to be produced before the Siyabalanduwa Magistrates court today (February 27).